Free Veggies

Jillian keeps talking about free foods: foods that burn more calories digesting it than it has. So I did my research to find out exactly what she was talking about.

from http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56936

http://ask.yahoo.com/20040107.html
According to this website, the negative (or I guess null) calories do exist
-broccoli, cauliflower, spinach,

I've read a few more sites, so basically the calories it takes for your body to digest said food is equal to or greater than the calories in the food.

So basically, what it means for me. If I am hungry, spinach, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, etc are free game. I can consume without any consequence.


And then it got me thinking about the morning and lemon thing. So I did some research.

http://letusthankhimforourfood.blogspot.com/2008/10/warm-lemon-water-in-morning.html
"Break your fast as gently as possible-with a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice in a cup of warm water. Both of these juices, as well as vinegar, fit into the category of acidic foods that are known to lower glucose levels.
"The lemon juice in warm water needs only 15 minutes to work its magic. Warm water facilitates digestion."