0 Calorie foods
amandahurm27
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I was wondering what foods have no calories.
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No food that I am aware of. water2
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It's safe to say that you can eat as much broccoli, celery, cucumber as you like and never worry about becoming obese.5
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all food has calories...even no calorie gum has calories...
If you are talking about food that is really low you might burn off the calories by chewing it...not sure as I have never thought to look up calories burned chewing.3 -
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Here's a decent list of low calorie food from WebMD -
http://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/features/get-something-for-nothing-25-nearly-calorie-free-foods
There are other low calorie lists out there that include more items. Just google it.
Most foods that say they are zero calories have negligible calories (like spices or gum) or are foods that your body doesn't digest well (like the Shirataki Noodles).0 -
Companies are legally permitted to label foods as 0 calorie if there is less than 5 calories per serving. But EVERY food has calories.4
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waterweight130 wrote: »Pickles
My pickles I buy are 30 calories a serving and I usually have 3 or 4 servings.4 -
Non-foods.3
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If you google negative calorie foods you will find a list of foods that take more calories to digest them than they contain. So technically they aren't no calorie, they just give you a deficit when you eat them. Celery is the only one I remember off hand.1
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Water! Has zero calories.0
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All food has calories. Negative calorie foods and zero calorie foods are just not a real thing. Some things are lower in calories than other but don't buy into the nonsense of negative or no calorie foods.7
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Nope, there are no zero calorie foods. Low, low calorie foods that I eat frequently include lettuce and all kinds of greens (spinach, kale, arugula), mushrooms, celery, and strawberries (4 calories per berry).3
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If you google negative calorie foods you will find a list of foods that take more calories to digest them than they contain. So technically they aren't no calorie, they just give you a deficit when you eat them. Celery is the only one I remember off hand.
The problem with these "negative calorie" food lists is, many items are in NO WAY negative calories.....fruit (?)....I don't think so.
No way would I "lose weight" eating endless cups of cucumbers. This is just hype.3 -
Here is a list of no calorie foods that I think is pretty accurate. As well as the explanation.
http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/negative-calorie-foods/
(Hint: they don't exist)7 -
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If you google negative calorie foods you will find a list of foods that take more calories to digest them than they contain. So technically they aren't no calorie, they just give you a deficit when you eat them. Celery is the only one I remember off hand.
"Negative calorie foods" are a myth. There are some which are very low in calories, but it's not physiologically possible to expend more calories digesting them than they contain. Google TEF (Thermic Effect of Feeding) if you're interested in learning the actual science behind it.5 -
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If you google negative calorie foods you will find a list of foods that take more calories to digest them than they contain. So technically they aren't no calorie, they just give you a deficit when you eat them. Celery is the only one I remember off hand.
This is a complete myth. Those lists are lies and defy logic.4 -
To build on the topic, the reason why some of these foods have been termed "zero calorie foods" is because most of them are calculated by including the calories for both the digestion process and the calories you burn for simply existing (i.e. breathing, pumping blood throughout your body, etc.) These are calories you would burn without eating the "zero calorie food" so it is a bit misleading to count them. That said, pretty much all of the items on the "zero calorie food" list are mostly water and would fill you up pretty quickly. Since there is little sustenance provided from these foods, you probably will not stay full for very long. However, it would be really hard to put on (or maintain) weight by just eating these foods. Unless you really love celery and can consume the 125 cups of it needed to equal 2000 calories!0
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To build on the topic, the reason why some of these foods have been termed "zero calorie foods" is because most of them are calculated by including the calories for both the digestion process and the calories you burn for simply existing (i.e. breathing, pumping blood throughout your body, etc.) These are calories you would burn without eating the "zero calorie food" so it is a bit misleading to count them. That said, pretty much all of the items on the "zero calorie food" list are mostly water and would fill you up pretty quickly. Since there is little sustenance provided from these foods, you probably will not stay full for very long. However, it would be really hard to put on (or maintain) weight by just eating these foods. Unless you really love celery and can consume the 125 cups of it needed to equal 2000 calories!
The thing is, even taking those calorie burns into account, you still don't burn nearly enough calories while digesting them to cancel out the calories from the food.4 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »To build on the topic, the reason why some of these foods have been termed "zero calorie foods" is because most of them are calculated by including the calories for both the digestion process and the calories you burn for simply existing (i.e. breathing, pumping blood throughout your body, etc.) These are calories you would burn without eating the "zero calorie food" so it is a bit misleading to count them. That said, pretty much all of the items on the "zero calorie food" list are mostly water and would fill you up pretty quickly. Since there is little sustenance provided from these foods, you probably will not stay full for very long. However, it would be really hard to put on (or maintain) weight by just eating these foods. Unless you really love celery and can consume the 125 cups of it needed to equal 2000 calories!
The thing is, even taking those calorie burns into account, you still don't burn nearly enough calories while digesting them to cancel out the calories from the food.
Which is why I said that they also add in the calories you burn for just existing (your BMR). Mine is about 1300 as a 5'2'' female, which is about 1 calorie a minute. So unless a piece of celery takes less than 5 minutes to digest, I don't see how my statement was incorrect.0 -
This is kind of a philosophical question, isn't it? Is it still "food" if it doesn't have calories?5
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Matcha powder?? (Depending on the brand...)0
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amandahurm27 wrote: »I was wondering what foods have no calories.
None.
There are very low calorie foods but they all have some calories.
You are going to be looking at natural vegetables for these very low calorie foods.1 -
If you feel like you need 0 calorie foods, your deficit is too aggressive, and unsustainable.4
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This is kind of a philosophical question, isn't it? Is it still "food" if it doesn't have calories?
Good point. Also if people think that they are going to get any sort of satiation or feeling of fullness from foods that have zero calories they may as well just chew gum and drink water. Will get that feeling of their mouth moving up and down while occupying their stomach with a substance.
Food that has no calories (if that is even a thing) = waste of time and money in my opinion.4 -
Tea, water, Diet Coke.
Why?0 -
'See food" has no calories... you know the food you see but don't eat it..0
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