You don’t want to gain weight, so you are sensitive to know will your foods make you fat. But there are some foods you can eat without worrying, as they will not make you fat.
Yes, there are some foods you can include in your diet, and no you will not need to count their calories. They take more energy to digest and absorb into the system than the energy in themselves. It means that these foods have less calories than the calories you need to process them.
They are negative calorie foods, or zero calorie foods.
Health experts provided the definition for the foods with super low calories:
- Free foods – 25 calories or less per reasonable serving
- Almost free foods – 25-60 calories per reasonable serving
Here is a list of zero-calorie foods you can eat without worrying gain weight
- Apples
- Turnips
- Onion
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Fennel
- Asparagus
- Beetroot
- Kale
- Leek
- Lemon
- Garlic
- Celery
- Cauliflower
- Apricots
- Carrots
- Cranberries
- Orange
- Peppers
- Cress
- Cucumber
- Grapefruit
- Lettuce
- Mushroom
- Zucchini
- Brussels sprouts
- Watermelon
- Green beans
- Pineapple
- Plum
- Raspberries
- Spinach
- Strawberries
- Swede
- Tomatoes
Now you know all of the ingredients above are super low in calories so you may want to know how to prepare them to maintain their nutrients best.
3 Healthy&Simple Ways to Prepare The Amazing Zero-Calorie Foods
Colorful Veggies Salad
You can make a great salad with the any of these vegetables you like. Below is one of my favorite recipes: Mix tomatoes, carrots, red bell pepper and leafy vegetables, pour in some olive oil and unprocessed salt, add black pepper to taste. This salad provides plenty of necessary nutrients, lows in calories and also improves
digestion.
Grilling
Simple enough, but so many people love! Spinach, zucchini, asparagus or any other vegetables listed above grilled with a light coating of extra virgin olive oil make a tasty and nutritional dish.
Steaming
One of the best ways to cook leafy vegetables for retaining all the nutrients. You can steam any green leafy vegetables listed above and add Himalayan salt or other unprocessed salt.
Sources: bembu.com , lifehack.org, blogs.naturalnews.com
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