High Calorie-Burning Diets

High Calorie-Burning Diets
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No food has a negative content of calories, but eating certain foods will result in a negative calorie effect. This means that you will burn more calories consuming the food than the number of calories in the food itself. Calorie-burning diets often utilize "negative calorie" foods. Those foods include varieties of fresh vegetables and fruits. Perform daily exercise such as jogging and swimming to maximize the number of calories you burn.

Approved Foods

Eating certain foods will enable you to lower the number of daily calories that you absorb. According to MayoClinic.com, you need to burn 3,500 more calories than you consume to lose a pound. Increase the amount of natural foods you eat while decreasing your consumption of foods that contain preservatives and artificial ingredients. Fat Free Kitchen states that fruits high in vitamin C have the ability to burn fat. Those citrus fruits include oranges, grapefruits, nectarines and papayas. High-protein foods such as whole grain bread, beans and oatmeal can burn calories as well. Vegetables that can produce a negative calorie effect include asparagus, celery and cauliflower.

Meal Options

One calorie-burning diet, known as the Fat Burning Diet, requires that you fluctuate between high and low carbohydrate meals. According to Every Diet, a recommended breakfast idea for a calorie-burning diet consists of an egg white omelet with fresh salsa and a small amount of melted cheddar cheese. For a filling lunch option, create a fresh veggie salad with spinach leaves and top it off with some tuna and sliced avocados. If you plan to consume meat while following your calorie-burning diet, choose leans cuts of meat as well as high-protein fillets of fish. For dinner, saute some vegetables with soy sauce and top them off with a few slices of lean sirloin beef.

High-Calorie Foods

One way to ensure the success of your diet is to avoid consuming fatty foods. Refrain from eating fast foods, including cheeseburgers and french fires as they are often deep fried in peanut oil. The American Heart Association states that if you must eat fast food while on your diet, choose items that have been grilled, are on whole wheat buns and do not include mayonnaise as a condiment. Most sweet foods, including commercially baked goods, have a high number of calories and preservatives. Avoid canned soups that contain a high amount of sodium and fat. Frozen coffee drinks, often topped with whip cream, have a lot of calories.

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Article reviewed by Joseph Keefer Last updated on: Jun 14, 2011

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