Ice cream - burning calories?

deerondrugs
deerondrugs Posts: 13
in Food and Nutrition
Hi! Recently I've heard some "information" that if you eat ice cream, your body actually burn a lot of calories to warm them. I'm sceptical about it, so that I want to ask: what do you think about that? Summer is coming and I personally love ice cream so it would be nice to know how much truth is it in that.

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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Hi! Recently I've heard some "information" that if you eat ice cream, your body actually burn a lot of calories to warm them. I'm sceptical about it, so that I want to ask: what do you think about that? Summer is coming and I personally love ice cream so it would be nice to know how much truth is it in that.

    It's true, look at all the lean people who eat ice cream on the daily or mult times a week
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    Hi! Recently I've heard some "information" that if you eat ice cream, your body actually burn a lot of calories to warm them. I'm sceptical about it, so that I want to ask: what do you think about that? Summer is coming and I personally love ice cream so it would be nice to know how much truth is it in that.

    It's true, look at all the lean people who eat ice cream on the daily or mult times a week

    seems legit.
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    I eat all my food straight from the freezer. I lost 20 pounds!












    That might be because I can't bite into it..
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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I use ice cream as a laxative, which thusly keeps my weight down to a manageable level.
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    I use ice cream as a laxative, which thusly keeps my weight down to a manageable level.

    So it's an ice cream suppository then?
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I use ice cream as a laxative, which thusly keeps my weight down to a manageable level.

    So it's an ice cream suppository then?

    Would you stop telling people what I put up there? For the love of gravy, Milo, have some decorum!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Come on OP...I think you know the answer to this...really...all those lean people out there stuffing their faces with ice cream.

    If you love ice cream, have some ice cream from time to time, but don't fool yourself into thinking you're doing some big calorie burn while you're eating it. If that were the case, everyone would be skinny as a rail.
  • starstuckinajar
    starstuckinajar Posts: 5
    This is the most rediculous question... yes your body burns calories taking anything that's cold up to body temp. Buttt it will not burn the same amount of calories as the ice cream has in it... It might burn like 5... maybe.... maybe... Why don't you just drink lots of cold water? that also will burn a very few amount of calories. and it won't cost you any calories to do!
  • babydiego87
    babydiego87 Posts: 905 Member
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Hi! Recently I've heard some "information" that if you eat ice cream, your body actually burn a lot of calories to warm them. I'm sceptical about it, so that I want to ask: what do you think about that? Summer is coming and I personally love ice cream so it would be nice to know how much truth is it in that.

    It's true, look at all the lean people who eat ice cream on the daily or mult times a week

    seems legit.

    some class act anecdotal evidence right here.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I eat all my food straight from the freezer. I lost 20 pounds!












    That might be because I can't bite into it..

    LOL:laugh: :laugh:
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    I've lost 43 pounds and eat ice cream almost daily. It's the new miracle diet!

    Seriously....ice cream does not burn calories. It introduces them. It's up to you to keep your intake and output balanced. If you want ice cream, eat it. Just make sure you're sticking to your allowances.
  • timbrom
    timbrom Posts: 303 Member
    MATH to the rescue!

    1 calorie (small c, not a food calorie) is the amount of energy required to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius. A food Calorie (big C) is 1000 calories.

    Let's assume ice cream is water, or at least has similar thermal properties to water. Further assume your ice cream is stored in a freezer at 0F, which is about -18C. Also assume your internal body temperature is 98.6F, which is 37C. Each gram of ice cream you consume must be warmed by 55C, which consumes 55 calories. A serving of ice cream is approximately 100 grams, thus it will take 5500 little-c calories, or 5.5 food Calories to warm the ice cream to body temperature.

    Yep, you burn a whole 5.5 Calories eating a serving of ice cream! Eat as much as you want!

    Also, to the person who guessed about 5 Calories burned, dang good job guessing :)
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    i scream, you scream, we all scream FOR ICE CREAM!!!!!!!:flowerforyou:
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    I wonder if this theory works for ice cold beer as well.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I wonder if this theory works for ice cold beer as well.

    Not cold enough ....... beer sno-cones anyone?
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Come on OP...I think you know the answer to this...really...all those lean people out there stuffing their faces with ice cream.

    If you love ice cream, have some ice cream from time to time, but don't fool yourself into thinking you're doing some big calorie burn while you're eating it. If that were the case, everyone would be skinny as a rail.

    I eat ice cream. Every. Single. Day.
  • kagenw
    kagenw Posts: 260 Member
    What about ice cream stored at nearly 0 Kelvin? Maybe that'd be more effective ;)
  • MamaFunky
    MamaFunky Posts: 735 Member
    I wonder if this theory works for ice cold beer as well.

    I hope so! I am enjoying a nice cold beer right now! :smile:

    I have heard this about cold things, but to bad its not enough to make a difference....
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Come on OP...I think you know the answer to this...really...all those lean people out there stuffing their faces with ice cream.

    If you love ice cream, have some ice cream from time to time, but don't fool yourself into thinking you're doing some big calorie burn while you're eating it. If that were the case, everyone would be skinny as a rail.

    I eat ice cream. Every. Single. Day.

    Yeah...but you're a beast with a big calorie goal :laugh:

    I can't wait to go into a bulk...I love me some ice cream...or is it iced cream?

    1363802775_guy_wont_give_his_girlfriend_ice_cream.gif

    Actually, I could probably fit it in now, but I also really like beer and stuff.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    :drinker:
    Come on OP...I think you know the answer to this...really...all those lean people out there stuffing their faces with ice cream.

    If you love ice cream, have some ice cream from time to time, but don't fool yourself into thinking you're doing some big calorie burn while you're eating it. If that were the case, everyone would be skinny as a rail.

    I eat ice cream. Every. Single. Day.

    Yeah...but you're a beast with a big calorie goal :laugh:

    I can't wait to go into a bulk...I love me some ice cream...or is it iced cream?

    1363802775_guy_wont_give_his_girlfriend_ice_cream.gif

    Actually, I could probably fit it in now, but I also really like beer and stuff.

    Nothing I can argue with in that entire response. Carry on :drinker:

    ETA: Nevermind, found something. Bish, get your own ice cream.
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  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    Hi! Recently I've heard some "information" that if you eat ice cream, your body actually burn a lot of calories to warm them. I'm sceptical about it, so that I want to ask: what do you think about that? Summer is coming and I personally love ice cream so it would be nice to know how much truth is it in that.

    It's true, look at all the lean people who eat ice cream on the daily or mult times a week

    ^^ That's science right there.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    :drinker:
    Come on OP...I think you know the answer to this...really...all those lean people out there stuffing their faces with ice cream.

    If you love ice cream, have some ice cream from time to time, but don't fool yourself into thinking you're doing some big calorie burn while you're eating it. If that were the case, everyone would be skinny as a rail.

    I eat ice cream. Every. Single. Day.

    Yeah...but you're a beast with a big calorie goal :laugh:

    I can't wait to go into a bulk...I love me some ice cream...or is it iced cream?

    1363802775_guy_wont_give_his_girlfriend_ice_cream.gif

    Actually, I could probably fit it in now, but I also really like beer and stuff.

    Nothing I can argue with in that entire response. Carry on :drinker:

    ETA: Nevermind, found something. Bish, get your own ice cream.

    It's annoying how that dude gives in at the end....
  • olDave
    olDave Posts: 557 Member
    Google it.
  • olDave
    olDave Posts: 557 Member
    MATH to the rescue!

    1 calorie (small c, not a food calorie) is the amount of energy required to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius. A food Calorie (big C) is 1000 calories.

    Let's assume ice cream is water, or at least has similar thermal properties to water. Further assume your ice cream is stored in a freezer at 0F, which is about -18C. Also assume your internal body temperature is 98.6F, which is 37C. Each gram of ice cream you consume must be warmed by 55C, which consumes 55 calories. A serving of ice cream is approximately 100 grams, thus it will take 5500 little-c calories, or 5.5 food Calories to warm the ice cream to body temperature.

    Yep, you burn a whole 5.5 Calories eating a serving of ice cream! Eat as much as you want!




    Actually, you forgot about the latent heat required to convert ice to water before it can start warming to body temperature.

    Just saying.:wink:
  • timbrom
    timbrom Posts: 303 Member
    MATH to the rescue!

    1 calorie (small c, not a food calorie) is the amount of energy required to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius. A food Calorie (big C) is 1000 calories.

    Let's assume ice cream is water, or at least has similar thermal properties to water. Further assume your ice cream is stored in a freezer at 0F, which is about -18C. Also assume your internal body temperature is 98.6F, which is 37C. Each gram of ice cream you consume must be warmed by 55C, which consumes 55 calories. A serving of ice cream is approximately 100 grams, thus it will take 5500 little-c calories, or 5.5 food Calories to warm the ice cream to body temperature.

    Yep, you burn a whole 5.5 Calories eating a serving of ice cream! Eat as much as you want!


    Actually, you forgot about the latent heat required to convert ice to water before it can start warming to body temperature.

    Just saying.:wink:

    Quite right, I did neglect that, and it's actually significant. The latent heat of water is 79.72 cal/g, so it actually takes 79.72 + 55 = 135 calories (approximately) to warm a gram of ice cream to body temperature. So that 100g serving of ice cream actually burns 13,500 calories. or 13.5 food Calories.

    Yes, I am this pedantic all the time...
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    Come on OP...I think you know the answer to this...really...all those lean people out there stuffing their faces with ice cream.

    If you love ice cream, have some ice cream from time to time, but don't fool yourself into thinking you're doing some big calorie burn while you're eating it. If that were the case, everyone would be skinny as a rail.

    I eat ice cream. Every. Single. Day.

    Me too! Yum.

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