Some diets claim to utilize "zero calorie" or "negative calorie" foods. The premise is that if you eat these foods, which have a very low number of calories, your body will use more calories to digest the foods than you have consumed. According to EveryDayHealth.com, you would have to eat a huge amount of these foods daily to actually lose weight by eating them. With that said, the foods that are touted as calorie-free are generally low in calories and nutrient dense. By adding them to your diet, you may consume fewer calories overall, which can add up to weight loss.
Fruits
When choosing fruits, stewing or eating them with added sugar or syrup adds calories, and removes them from calorie-free status, according to WeightLossForAll.com. Some of the fruits on the negative calorie list include apricots, clementines, grapefruit, peaches, plums, tangerines and watermelon. Berries, such as raspberries, blueberries and strawberries are also be negative calories. EveryDayHealth.com recommends eating fruit instead of heavy desserts, and snacking on fruit regularly. This will prevent you from overeating heavier foods that are higher in calories, and will also add the vitamins and minerals that you need to your diet.
Vegetables
As with the fruits on the negative calorie list, the vegetables must be fresh or packaged without any calorie-adding fluids or sauces. The vegetables touted as calorie-free, according to WeightLossForAll.com, include asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, carrots, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, peppers and turnips. EveryDayHealth.com suggests adding lots of raw vegetables to your sandwiches and main entrees to take up space and add low-calorie nutrients to your meal.
Beverages
Water has no calories at all. According to DietBites.com, neither do club soda or diet sodas. Diet sodas contain aspartame or other artificial sweeteners, which are calorie free, instead of sugar, which contains calories. Black coffee, tea and herbal tea each contain 2 calories per cup, rendering them nearly calorie free. Using artificial sweetener in lieu of sugar, and skipping the cream or milk keeps them in the negative-calorie range.
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