Weight Loss Diets with Negative Calorie Foods
by: P. Mehta
Negative calorie foods are said to use more
calories to digest than the calorie content of the foods themselves,
resulting in a negative calorie balance. It is therefore
natural to consider a diet containing these foods for weight loss.
A diet is a combination of a balanced selection of foods designed
for medical or nutritional reasons. A good diet should include
all major food groups. The weight loss diets (with or without
negative calorie foods) are made to reduce body fat and weight.
Some of the popular weight loss diets are: Atkin's diet, cabbage
soup diet, grapefruit diet, Hollywood diet, negative calorie foods
diet, Pritikin diet, the South beach diet and the zone diet.
Most of the weight loss diets promote to eat a particular food
group and restrict other food groups. Such diets may show temporary
results. If you follow these restricted diets for a long time,
you may develop some health problems at later stage as these diets
do not contain all the necessary nutrients needed for your body.
The secret to losing weight is to eat and drink the right kind
of foods until you are satisfied. Skipping of meals is not the
answer for weight loss, it can rather deteriorate your health.
A healthy weight loss diet plan should include vegetables, fruits,
grains, lentils and beans in your diet. Following is a sample
daily diet plan that is good for keeping healthy weight and good
health, irrespective of whether you follow a diet plan with negative
calorie foods or not.
* Skim milk and skim yogurt.
* Salads or boiled vegetables or vegetable soup as starter.
* Whole-wheat bread/tortila, whole grain cereal and rice.
* Whole grains like kidney beans, chick peas and lentils.
* Lightly cooked green vegetables.
* Any dessert with minimum sugar.
* Lean variety of meat (it is better to avoid).
* The dinner should be light. If you had bread for lunch then
have rice for dinner.
Include as much negative calorie foods as possible in
the above diet plan. If you are meat eater, choose from a lean
variety and restrict to one serving in a day.
A diet with negative calorie foods as main ingredients can include
foods that are loaded with carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins,
minerals and dietary fibers necessary for keeping you fit. The
diet with negative calorie foods can be tailored for fast or gradual
weight loss. The fast weight loss diet that can lower the weight
up to two pounds per day, is not recommended for long term. The
gradual weight loss diet can reduce one pound in a week and can
be followed until desired weight is achieved. The diet can be
made according to ones needs. The negative calorie foods will
not give you much benefit if you are eating foods loaded with
fats and sugars. If you eat a serving of potato fries, don't think
that you can reduce the calories gained from fries by simply eating
some negative calorie celery.
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