Saturday, November 11, 2006

Lose Weight with Negative Calorie Foods

All foods contain difference amount of calorie. Foods that require more calories to be digested than the real content of the food's calories are known as negative calorie foods. The fact is, your body itself needs extra energy to be used for digestion. About 10% from the daily intake calories will be used for this process. This means, the negative calorie foods use calorie from other foods to digest them. For those who want to lose weight, you can get the benefits from this!

Here is the list of negative calorie foods;
  • Vegetables

      1. Asparagus
      2. Broccoli
      3. Cabbage
      4. Cauliflower
      5. Carrot
      6. Celery
      7. Chili
      8. Raspberry
      9. Cucumber
      10. Onion
      11. Green Beans
      12. Papaya
      13. Spinach
      14. Herb plant
      15. Salad

    • Fruits

        1. Apple
        2. Grapefruit
        3. Lemon
        4. Mango
        5. Orange
        6. Pineapple
        7. Strawberry
        8. Honeydew
        9. Watermelon
        10. Peach

      Wednesday, November 01, 2006

      Energy Foods!

      1. Green Tea
        Besides contain of caffeine, it also has 'theanine ', a material that helps to reduce stress.
      2. Cereal Breakfast
        High fiber foods that will make you more active for a whole day. The fiber in the cereals will ensure that the foods could be digested in a proper way and slowly. This will provide your body a whole day energy. A study had shown that a breakfast with high fiber of cereal are willing to reduce tiredness and stress.
      3. Bread with Peanut Butter
        It rich with magnesium which can make the body cells more energy.
      4. Banana
        It is rich with potassium. Besides giving you full, your body will get almost a complete nutrients as one main meal.
      5. Peppermint
        An oil contain in peppermint helps to stimulate nerves and the menthol in it can give freshness to the body.
      6. Water
        Did you know that, lack of drinking water make you easy to get tired. So, drink adequate mineral water to make your body fresh and healthy.