Negative Calorie Foods - Foods That Speed Up Metabolism

Foods That Speed Up Metabolism - Negative calorie foods speed up metabolism as they burn more calories then they contain.

Negative calorie foods are foods, which use more calories to digest than the calories the foods actually contain. Calories from these foods are much harder for the body to breakdown and process. In other words, the body has to work harder in order to extract calories from these foods. For example, if you eat 200 calories of a food that requires 250 calories to digest, then you've burnt an additional 50 calories simply by eating that food.

List of negative calorie foods

Vegetables			cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, tomato, cucumber, broccoli, lettuce, celery, fennel, aubergine, gourd, leek, lettuce, marrow, peppers, celery, radish, chicory, spinach, cress, turnip, hot chili peppers
Fruits			watermelon, guava, apricot, mandarin orange, blackberry, melon, cantaloupe, blackcurrant, peaches, clementines, plums, damsons, raspberry, grapefruit. rhubarb, strawberry, honeydew melon, tangerine, lemon, apple

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Tips to stop food cravings

Drink more water:
Water suppresses the appetite naturally and helps the body to metabolize stored fat.

Eat smaller, more frequent meals:
Instead of eating three large meals a day, try eating smaller, more frequent meals. Then there will be less time between your meals and less chance you'll experience intense cravings.Eating small frequent meals keeps your metabolism charged and blood sugar levels balanced. If your blood sugar level goes down you’ll experience cravings.

Include more fiber in your meals:
Fiber is digested slower, keeps us feeling fuller longer . It releases its energy slower which keeps our blood sugar levels even and helps us avoid cravings. Fiber is found mainly in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds. Replace white rice, bread, and pasta with brown rice ,brown bread and whole-grain products.

Adequate sleep :
Sleep loss may equal weight gain. If you want to lose weight, you need to get enough sleep as inadequate sleep triggers food cravings. So get your full eight hours each night.

Eat slowly :
It takes around 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that it is full . Chewing your food longer will help prevent you from over eating.
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Low calorie dairy foods

The following dairy foods can be used to increase your calcium intake when you are on a weightloss program and watching your diet :

Fat free or skim milk

Fat free or low fat cottage cheese

Fat free sour milk

Fat free or skim milk yoghurt - the plain, unflavoured varieties are better as flavoured yoghurts have a higher calorie content