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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