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Default Negative calories

Nancy Young wrote:

>On 2/3/2012 10:57 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:32:50 -0500, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:

>
>>> I read somewhere recently that it's a myth about the negative
>>> calorie thing, but I don't have a problem believing it's true.
>>> I mean, if something has near to no calories, you use up more
>>> taking the stuff out of the refrigerator and chopping it!

>
>> According to snopes it's true but there's other issues involved.
>>
>> http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/celery.asp

>
>Thanks. I say it's a wash, but there is only so much celery
>or lettuce I can eat, even if I was dieting.


You be surprized at how much celery you can eat stuffed with peanut
butter. lol