Dieting is as popular now as it ever was. More people now want to lose those extra few pounds and shift that extra weight they are carrying. There are as many diets available as there are dieters. It can be confusing and time consuming to find a diet that actually works for you. Every person's body is different to the next, so just because they managed to lose ten pounds on a particular diet, doesn't mean that you will be able to as well.
The problem that destroys many people's dieting attempts is the "snack factor." Americans love those between-meal snacks more so than they do the big three meals themselves. So if it were possible to build a diet around this concept, around foods that actually destroy calories rather than increase them, this would be a big breakthrough.
Indeed there are such foods! In fact, there are more than you might even realize. Called "negative calorie foods," these make excellent snacks because the energy exerted as you eat them actually benefits your diet. This makes it a pleasure to lose those unsightly pounds.
Let's be honest: "Negative calorie" is a misnomer. No food can truly have a calorie count of less than zero. What is meant by the term is that some foods have so few calories compared to the amount of energy required to digest them, that at the end of the process you've actually burned more calories than the food contains. So the net result is, in fact, a "negative calorie burn". This makes them a dieter's perfect dream food.
The negative calorie foods we're about to discuss will do two things for you that will help you on your dieting quest. First, as we mentioned, they will burn more energy than they actually contain. Secondly though, these foods all do a good job of making you feel full. As a result, you stop eating before you're temped to bite into something less healthy like that bag of cookies or that piece of pie.
Here are some of the best negative calorie foods we've discovered.
Apricots: Rather than eating a fruit-filled pie, just have the fruit. This sweet, delicious fruit will satisfy that craving you have nicely.
Cucumbers: Pick them up at the store or grow them yourselves. Either way, you can eat these as a snack added to other meals.
Carrots - Great to snack on instead of chips or sweets.
Strawberries: Let's face it, the best part of strawberry shortcake are the strawberries, so skip the cake and just eat the delicious, healthy part.
Watermelon - Juicy and sweet and a great low calorie food that burns more calories.
Tomatoes are low in calories and make great additions for salads and sandwiches.
Cauliflower: This calorie-consuming veggie can be eaten with almost anything, it can be used with a dip, and cooked in most any way.
Zucchini - You can cook and eat this in so many ways, bake, grill, steam or a variety of other ways. In a 100 gram portion of Zucchini, there is only 15 calories!
Apples make the body work hard in order to digest it. The result is that the body easily burns the 81 measley calories that it will contribute to your system. And who doesn't love a sweet, juicy apple?
Hot Chilli Peppers can be used as an excellent alternative to fatty dressings, on salads or sandwiches. Instead of mayonnaise on that sandwich, peppers provide a low-calorie flavor alternative.
So go give these negative calorie foods a try. Then we challenge you to keep exploring, because there are a bunch of other foods out there just like them, just waiting for you to discover.
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