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The Negative Calorie Diet: Lose Up to 10 Pounds in 10 Days with 10 All You Can Eat Foods Kindle Edition

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The #1 New York Times bestselling author, chef, and healthy living expert Rocco DiSpirito returns with a revolutionary whole foods-based diet plan and cookbook featuring more than seventy-five delicious recipes and 100 color photographs.

In The Negative Calorie Diet, Rocco DiSpirito shares how simple it is to eat wholesome, delicious foods that naturally support weight loss. He calls these foods “negative calorie foods”—foods that help you to burn body fat, lose weight, and boost your metabolism. These whole foods are packed with fiber, so not only do you tend to eat smaller portions of them naturally, but you also stay fuller, longer. These nutritious superfoods offer the essential vitamins and minerals the body needs to keep your metabolism running efficiently. Some even offer what is known as a “thermogenic effect”—effectively boosting your metabolism to increase the rate at which your body burns energy. And you can eat as much of them as you want!

Rocco begins with a ten-day cleanse designed to kick-start weight loss and detox the body, preparing it to reap the benefits of a nutrient-rich, whole foods diet. Next comes the twenty-day meal plan, with step-by-step guidance to help you achieve maximum results. To make it easy, Rocco gives you more than seventy-five recipes for meals, snacks, smoothies, and desserts that use his Top 10 Negative Calorie Foods: almonds, apples, berries, celery, citrus fruits, cruciferous vegetables (such as cauliflower and Brussels sprouts), cucumbers, leafy greens (including Swiss chard, spinach, and kale), mushrooms, and nightshade vegetables, including peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, and more.

Complete with grocery shopping lists, troubleshooting FAQs, a guide to dining out, and advice for adapting the plan for kids and families as well as vegetarian, gluten-free, and low-sugar lifestyles, The Negative Calorie Diet helps you build healthy habits to lose weight and achieve better health for a lifetime.

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“Rocco’s way of eating is all about real food, real fuel, real results. Do not be afraid. You will never go hungry on this plan!” (Daymond John, Entrepreneur and co-Star of Shark Tank)

“Rocco’s whole food / no calorie counting approach to meal planning, delivers dramatic transformational results that I’ve personally witnessed. Over the years, we’ve collaborated on patients’ care...And, all the patients find the food delicious!” (Dr. Jeffrey A. Morrison M.D., Founder of The Morrison Center and acclaimed Weight Loss Expert and Practitioner Of Integrative Medicine)

“I’ve always been a fan of Rocco’s simple, delicious and figure friendly recipes. This book speaks to people who love both eating clean and hearty!” (Chrissy Teigen, Author of Cravings and co-host of The Fab Life)

“Finally I can have my cake and eat it too! Rocco’s whole foods approach to weight loss is smart and satisfying. When you follow his plan, you never feel like you’re on a ‘diet.’” (Stacy London, bestselling author and contributor to The View)

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EAT REAL FOOD. LOSE MORE WEIGHT . . . FASTER.

Most diets are about one thing: restricting calories. And while it’s true that cutting calories can be a component of weight loss, not all calories are created equal. The secret to fast, lasting weight loss isn’t how much you eat—it’s what you eat.

Eating high-quality, whole foods causes the body to burn fat and lose weight, while eating low-quality, processed foods causes the body to store fat and gain weight. A diet rich in real, unprocessed foods is a satisfying way to lose weight for people who love to eat. Because not only does it offer the vitamins and nutrients your body needs to fuel your metabolism, it also allows you to eat unlimited quantities of delicious, satisfying foods. Some whole foods even offer what is known as a “thermogenic effect”—boosting the rate at which your body burns calories. In short: eating the right foods can have a negative calorie effect!

Now in paperback, The Negative Calorie Diet is the #1 New York Times bestselling author, chef, and healthy-living expert Rocco DiSpirito chronicle of the top ten negative calorie foods for rapid weight loss and offers mouth-watering recipes for making negative calorie meals at home. Complete with a weight-loss kickoff cleanse, which includes easy and filling smoothies; recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and desserts; meal plans; grocery shopping lists; and even a guide to dining out, The Negative Calorie Diet will help readers lose up to ten pounds in ten days—and build healthy habits that will last a lifetime.

So go ahead—enjoy your favorite pasta, steak, and even cake by swapping in the ten negative calorie foods that will ramp up your metabolism and speed up your weight loss. It’s that easy! No calorie counting required—just plenty of real food to get real results.

“I love Rocco’s approach to eating and weight control. It’s all about eating the right foods, not about restricting food. This is a diet book for food lovers!”—Chrissy Teigen, author of Crave and cohost of The Fab Life

“Rocco’s whole-foods approach to weight loss is smart and satisfying. When you follow his plan, you never feel like you’re on a ‘diet.’”—Stacy London, bestselling author and contributor to The View

“Rocco’s way of eating is all about real food, real fuel, real results. do not be afraid. You will never go

Hungry on this plan!”—Daymond John, Entrepreneur and CoStar of Shark Tank

“Rocco’s whole-food, no-calorie-counting approach is transformational. Over the years, we’ve collabo-

rated on my patients’ care, and they see amazing results quickly and safely. And they love the food!”—Jeffrey Morrison, MD, Nutrition Specialist, Weight-Loss Expert, and Founder of the Morrison Center

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00WR0UB0K
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper (December 29, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 29, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 47508 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages

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ABOUT ROCCO DISPIRITO

Rocco DiSpirito is a chef and the author of nine award winning books including the back to back # 1 New York Times bestsellers NOW EAT THIS! And NOW EAT THIS! DIET. Rocco’s NOW EAT THIS! series: features healthy makeovers of America’s favorite comfort foods, from fried chicken to apple pie, all with zero bad carbs, zero bad fats, zero sugar, and maximum flavor. Everything you’ve always loved … well, now you can enjoy it without worrying about what it will do to your waistline. All under 350 calories.

Chef Rocco DiSpirito is on a mission to change people’s perception of healthy food by making delicious low-fat, low-calorie dishes easily accessible. To that end, he launched the Now Eat This! Truck, which features meals created from his wildly successful series of cookbooks of the same name.

Chef DiSpirito personally visits city schools to educate the students on the massive benefits of eating healthy foods. As part of that program, he will serve free lunches to the participating students paid for by the generosity of other New Yorkers who buy their lunch from the “Now Eat This Truck.”

In September 2012 Rocco’s weekly Show Now Eat This! With Rocco DiSpirito began airing in syndication across America. In each episode Rocco will challenge, guide and encourage a family and their children to make healthier lifestyle choices.

In September 2012 Rocco published The New York Times best-seller Now Eat This! Italian. Rocco traveled to Italy to learn how to prepare our favorite Italian dishes from the inside the kitchens of the real Mama’s of Italy –all under 350 calories.

In 2012 Rocco founded Savory Place Media, his production house and its first project is Now Eat This! Italy for AOL Originals.

In January 2014, Rocco will publish The Pound A Day Diet featuring all new 5-ingredient easy to prepare recipes that produce rapid, safe weight loss.

Rocco began his culinary studies at the Culinary Institute of America and by 20 was working in the kitchens of legendary chefs around the globe. He was named Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Chef and was the first chef to appear on Gourmet Magazine’s cover as America’s Most Exciting Young Chef. His 3 Star Restaurant Union Pacific was a New York City culinary landmark for many years. Ruth Reichl said of her experience at Union Pacific, she “moaned as she ate” in her famous New York Times review. His reality series Rocco’s Dinner Party aired during the summer of 2011 on Bravo.

Rocco is a frequent guest on Good Morning America, Rachael Ray, The Talk and The Dr. Oz Show and has appeared on The View, Today, The Doctors, Ellen and many other programs.

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Wey$$

I loved that show as I am an entrepreneur too

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2018

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I started this diet on February 14th (Valentines Day and the start of Lent) and was on it for 75 days and lost 20lbs. I know of Rocco through his NBC Reality TV Show The Restaurant from back in 2004. I loved that show as I am an entrepreneur too. I am a 42 year old guy and weight loss is harder than ever for me in my 40s. I don't cook so I hired a chef off craigslist to make the meals for me - 30 lunches and 30 dinners from the book per month for $700. The first 10 days I lost 6lbs from the shakes. I must admit it is weight not eating any solid for 10 days and by day 4 or so it was tough! But the pounds were coming off almost daily so it makes you keep going. Then phase 2 which is the diet itself. It's super vegan with light proteins. There are some recipes that are pretty good but I struggled in the sense that you are eating salad and soup and mainly thermagens and nightshades (vegetables like eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower) constantly because they help burn fat. It was hard but on Feb 14th I weight 206.6lbs and now this morning on April 30th I weight 186.2 - lost over 20lbs in 75 days. I am happy to be off the diet now - I am having my chef change to still healthy foods but not as extreme as this vegan diet. But I recommend it heavily. Oh and I did exercise 4x a week, 1 hour each session with heavy cardio - the book recommends exercising almost daily - but that with the vegan eating had the pounds coming off fast! Would highly recommend this diet but if you are used to eating sugar and comfort foods - it will be very tough but you can totally do it and you will have more energy and be happier doing it!

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Great smoothie recipes! Tips below.

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2019

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I bought this book for the smoothies recipes and did not follow the diet. Whether you are following the diet or just enjoying the healthy smoothie recipes, here are my tips for saving time and money.
1. Pick out a few smoothies to make, rather than trying to follow the whole routine. You'll save money and won't have a bunch of leftover ingredients.
2. Make them in double batches and leave out the fiber. By leaving out the fiber they store very nicely in the fridge for a few days in a glass canning jar with plastic lid. If you want to add the fiber you can shake or stir it into the drink just before drinking it, but if you add it at the start, the drink sets up. Not sure fiber is needed, since the drinks are whole fruits and veggies.
3. I recommend starting with two of the green smoothies and two of the others. Make a double batch of each and you have 8 smoothies ready to go. If making in advance like this, you can replace the crushed ice with water.
4. Buy organic or don't buy organic depending on what is available and affordable.
5. Monkfruit sweetener is optional. I really didn't think the smoothies needed it. I tried them with and without and didn't feel it made much difference, so that's a cost saving too.
6. Try at least one of the smoothies with an herb added to it like the cilantro, basil, or mint. These are great ways to amp up nutrition of your drinks. The blueberry basil sounds weird, but tastes great.

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Okay but Pricey!

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2016

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I bought this to help shed some holiday weight. The 10-day smoothie cleanse sounded like a great way to do it. My husband was eager to try it too.
Let me say right off-- I am NOT a dietician or any other health professional. I have, however, educated my self on healthy eating and clean living. First the Positives: The book is beautiful-- full color pictures of all the recipes. For the most part the smoothies and meals are delicious. There are a few that I didn't care for (anything with tomatoes-- maybe if they were in season, I would like them better) Some are dessert-like- and SUPER YUMMY - Strawberry Shortcake, Apple Pie, Blueberry-Mint. Others are VERY Green-- but still good.
I lost about 7lbs in 10 days! I will be curious as to how much of that comes back now that I am eating more solid food.
What I didn't like so much:
Because I work full time, I made all 3 smoothies in the morning and took them to work. Either the Fiber or the protein powder makes them thicken over time and they are hard to re-mix. Once I brought my immersion blender to the office- that helped a lot. They are definitely better made and eaten fresh. (but, a girl's gotta work, right?)
The Cost-- this diet is EXPENSIVE... It cost me approx. $20/per person per day for the 10 days. And several costly ingredients were used very little (Coconut manna- Used @2TBLS from a $10 20oz jar). 2 of the most costly items were the Protein and fiber power. He recommends Egg protein, I spent $80 (I did NOT buy Rocco's powder) each recipe calls for 1 scoop. I used 1 scoop for 2 smoothies due to the cost. I could only find the fiber at the health food store. The $20 bag barely lasted 6 days (and again, I used the recipe amount for 1 smoothie for 2 smoothies)
The shopping lists are tricky.. The ingredients you will need for the smoothies are for 1 person, but the ingredients you need for the meals are for 4 people. So if you are going to do this diet for 2 people, you need to double the smoothie ingredients and halve the meal ingredients.
The no coffee was tough, but I eventually got used to drinking the water to wake myself up and Aleve helped with the caffeine withdrawal headaches!
After the first few days I was not super hungry, but my husband was ALWAYS hungry. Unless I am missing something, the calorie count is about 850-950 per day... He says somewhere in the book to exercise an hour a day... I did not have enough gas in my tank to do more than @30 min at the gym.
I looked at the first day of the 20 day plan which follows the 10 day cleanse. The total calorie count for that first day is under 700 calories! So unless he is figuring his calories in some weird way (which he does not explain, at least I couldn't find an explanation) that is not enough calories for an adult, in my opinion.
So for me, Following the cleanse, I will definitely use this as a recipe book rather than a diet book. And I will try and include as many of his "negative calorie" foods as possible... good thing I like all of them!

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Y. Bergeron

Très bon livre !!!

Reviewed in Canada on March 24, 2018

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Un livre très intéressant... Avec plusieurs bonnes recettes. Il y a même la liste d'épicerie pour la cure de dix jours afin d'avoir tout sous la main.

Le seul bémol... c'est que certains produits sont difficiles à obtenir dans mon coin... Il faut trouver des équivalents.

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treesrgreen

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2016

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A few recipes tried, very different but delicious

Medic16080

Another great Rocco book

Reviewed in Canada on December 30, 2016

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In true Rocco fashion he brought an awesome cookbook full of delicious, not diet tasting recipes that are healthy and actually help you to lose weight.

If you like any of Rocco's other books you will be just as happy to add this one to your collection

3 people found this helpful

Pen Name

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2016

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Good content and great ideas

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Helen

One Star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2017