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Celebrity Weight Loss 101: What are negative-calorie foods?
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Jillian Michaels believes in cauliflower power, which some say is a negative-calorie food.
While celebrities can afford personal chefs and fitness trainers to lose weight, most of us have to fend for ourselves. The concept of a "negative calorie," therefore, sounds like a fabulous way to fight flab! Warning: a negative-calorie food may sound as tempting as a Calorie-Free Chocolate Sauce. But in reality, none of the so-called minus-calorie edibles contain chocolate:
Celery: The good news: celery is crunchy and has considerably fewer calories than equally crunchy potato chips. More good news: some experts say that the energy needed to chew and digest raw celery stalks equals MORE calories than the food itself. Yes, but: it's not that many more calories.
Hot peppers: Hot peppers have capsaicin, and that means they can increase your temperature AND use of energy, thus burning additional calories. The catch-22: just how many hot peppers can one person eat?!
Green tea: This beverage contains both catechins and caffeine. Some studies show that it can help your body break down fat and increase your metabolism.
Cauliflower: This raw veggie, like many other vegetables, is great for your body, high in fiber, and low in calories. But there's no magic about it. What's great about cauliflower: as Jillian Michaels recently pointed out on the Biggest Loser, you can actually disguise this vegetable to taste and even look like mashed potatoes! Click here to get her tips on cooking cauliflower to taste like mashed potatoes.
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