Wow. Out of both of those lists . . . the only things on there that I actually like are carrots, apples, and peaches. But I thought your average red apple was about 50 calories?

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Ive heard that celery had the "negative calorie" effect, but I had no idea that so many others did!

Thank yo uvery much for this list, it will definately come in handy. I love my apples, watermelon, orange, pineapple, carrot... You get the picture.

Thanks again!

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I don't know how valid any of this negative calorie stuff is. Of course it takes calories to digest food, but in terms of using this to your advantage to aid weight loss, I don't think it makes much difference. They say that several small meals throughout the day keeps up your metabolism which helps you burn more calories and stay slim, but really I think the reason this technique works for many is that it prevents you from getting so hungry that you binge on unhealthy food.

Just use common sense...the foods on this list are fruits and vegetables which are good, healthy foods. If your diet is high in these items, you are less likely to get hungry enough to eat lots of junk. And once you get used to the healthy, "clean" feeling you get when eating right, you won't want to feel sick and gummed up from eating processed junk.

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I always knew it was a good to eat fruits and vegetables! I don't think you should just eat these to try to diet. These are only a couple categories of the food pyramid. I see it as just meaning that its ok to pig out on this stuff. But just like anything else, you need a balance.

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If you try to pig out on fruits and vegetables though, you probably won't get much more than 200 calories or so without feeling really full. Compare that to how many potato chips you could eat!

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