Nasty snack attack snuck up on you?  Snack foods that burn more calories than they contain would surely be the perfect addition to your shopping list.  An Informed Women fantasy? Not at all!  Ok so there isn't a double white chocolate latte or a slice of passionfruit crumble but - hey - what do you expect?

Negative Calorie Vegetables

Asparagus
Beetroot
Broccolli
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery Chicory
Hot Chili
Cucumber
Garden cress
Garlic
Green Beans
Lettuce
Onion
Radish
Spinach
Turnip
Zucchini (courgette)
 
 

 Negative Calorie Fruits 

Apple
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cranberry
Grapefruit  Honeydew
Lemon/Lime
Mango
Orange
Papaya
Peach Pineapple
Raspberry
Strawberry
Tomato
Tangerine
Turnip
Watermelon
 

Important: These are short term snacks to relieve hunger.  Sticking to a diet of these foods exclusively would result in malnutrition.

Useful Sites and Books

 'The GI Diet:  The Easy, Healthy Way to Permanent Weight Loss' by Rick Gallop.  Click here for details

'The Food Doctor Ultimate Diet:  Changing the Way You Eat for Good' by Ian Marber.  Click here for details

The BBC website has extensive information on diet.  Click here to visit

The Food Standards Agency website offers comprehensive info on all aspects of a healthy diet.  Click here to visit

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