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Foods with negative calories, what they are and why they would make you lose weight

Foods with negative calories are all those foods that have so few calories that once eaten and activated at digestion, they would burn more energy than ingested.

In a nutshell, we could say that foods with negative calories would be somehow useful for losing weight... Eating! These low-calorie foods generally also have a low intake of carbohydrates, fats and proteins but at the same time are rich in water.

But what are these foods? Fruits and vegetables, for example, but also spices. Let's get to know them all in detail and find out how to exploit them within our diet.

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What are negative calorie foods
Foods with negative calories are all those foods that have so few calories, that once eaten and activated at digestion, they would burn more energy / calories than ingested. Let's find out what they are.
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Cauliflower and cabbage
Among the foods with negative calories are some vegetables, such as cauliflower and cabbage. Usually their caloric intake is only 25 calories per 100 grams of product.
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Zucchini
Zucchini is also considered a negative calorie food since they generally provide 17 calories per 100 grams of product. Obviously the cooking method and especially the seasoning also counts a lot. In this regard, it is always better to rely on steaming or boiling vegetables.
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White mushrooms
White mushrooms can also be included among the negative calorie foods, which provide about 26 calories per 100 grams of product.
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Cucumber
Among the foods with negative calories can not be mentioned cucumber, a typical food of any detox food program. Cucumbers provide about 12 calories per 100 grams of product and are composed of 95% water.
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Arugula
Among the zero-calorie foods there is also arugula, whose caloric intake is about 28 calories per 100 grams of product.
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Spinach
Spinach is also part of what is called negative calorie foods. Every 100 grams of product are able to provide about 23 calories.
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Vegetable broth
Broth is an excellent food with negative calories. For example, 100 ml of vegetable broth can provide just 11 calories.
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