In our diet, there are various types of foods such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, meat and dairy products which consist of many essential nutrients required by our body. However, all the foods that belong to each of these categories have some amount of calories in them, either high or low. Depending on the amounts of the calories in these foods and on the amounts in which they are consumed, our body metabolizes it accordingly. Some part of the calories are used to produce energy, some are converted into fat and some are released out of the body as waste. Now, the term "negative calorie" is usually misunderstood in many cases, where people think that there are foods which contain no calories at all and are safe to be eaten. On the contrary, there are some foods which need more amount of calories for digestion than the calories which these foods actually contain. Since, the calories from these foods are harder to be used by the body, a small part of the calorie content is used and the rest is burnt. Therefore, they are known as negative calorie foods and the effect on the body is weight loss (negative calorie effect). In the coming up paragraphs, you will find the recipe of the negative calorie soup, which is one of the foods used effectively in the negative calorie diet for weight loss. So, take a look and use it by consulting a dietitian for safer results. Soup Recipes Extra calories are always a problem to our body weight and we take all the measure to avoid them. There are many foods which we include and exclude from our diet so that we can prevent the intake of calories in our body. For this purpose, there are fad diets or crash diets which include diet plans and foods that claim to help you lose weight in minimum time. But how effective are they from personal experiences? This is where you can think of adopting the concept of negative calorie diet foods which have calories in them, but the body is unable to digest them completely. In the attempt of doing this, the body not only burns extra calories, but also uses the calories from these foods (the small amount that can be digested by the body), for nutrition. There are various fruits and vegetables that are fibrous and contain negative calories, such as asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, carrots, green cabbage, apples, cantaloupes, blueberries, cranberries, etc. These can be consumed in the simplest dishes such as low calorie soup recipes. We have a few recipes mentioned below, which will help you receive necessary nutrients and burn the unwanted calories. Cabbage Soup Recipe Ingredients

• 6 green onions
• 2 cans of diced tomatoes
• 2 green peppers
• ½ head cabbage
• 1 cup celery
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cubes bouillon

Directions Before you start with the soup, chop all the vegetables finely and in a pot add some water. Place the pot on the heat and after the water is heated for some time, add the vegetables and bring the water to boil. Cover the soup while the vegetables are cooking, simmer it for about 15 minutes and then check if the vegetables are soft and cooked. Add the salt and pepper later to taste, you can add other ingredients such as garlic powder, parsley and curry leaves depending on the taste you wish to have. Chicken or Vegetable Negative Calorie Soup Ingredients

• Komba Seaweed
• 1 head of cabbage
• 2 diced tomatoes
• 1 large red onion
• 4 cloves minced garlic
• 2 green peppers
• Shitake mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped celery
• Parsley, Thyme, Rosemary
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups chicken, beef or vegetable stock

Directions Chop all the vegetables into small bits so that they are easier to cook and eat, and saute them in a sauce pan with a tablespoon of olive oil before adding them to the soup. Then add the water and stock to the sauce pan and let the liquid boil for 10 minutes. Then simmer the burner and cook till the vegetables are soft and tender. Serve warm and garnish with parsley and Rosemary. With these delicious recipes, hope you have learned something new! Well, go ahead and prepare these tasty recipes and control your calories without starving or eating monotonous foods.