Celery: 16 kcal per cup.

Celery is the most famous "negative calorie" food.

"This is because after eating celery, the body needs to expend more energy to digest it, which is called food thermogenesis," explains Angel Lemond, a spokesman for the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Bell peppers: 30 kcal each.

You can cut them into strips and toss them in a pan and stir-fry them, or you can hollow them out and fill them with lean diced beef and oatmeal and bake them.

Not only are bell peppers low in calories, they are also suitable for a variety of cooking methods.

Kale: 33 kcal per cup.

"People who eat less of this vegetable tend to weigh more," Lemond said. "This vegetable will lower the total caloric intake in a day." Broccoli: 31 kcal per cup.

Cruciferous vegetables are "zero calorie" foods, with broccoli being the best choice.

You can steam it and have it as a snack.

Purple cabbage: 22 kcal per cup.

Lemond said: "Purple cabbage is good for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and it will also help you resist the urge to snack." Cauliflower: 27 kcal per cup.

If you don't like the taste of raw cauliflower, Lemond suggests steaming it and seasoning it with spices or a squeeze of lemon.

” Cherry tomatoes: 27 kcal per cup. It’s the only “fruit” you’ll see on this list. Typically, fruit provides about 60 kcal per serving and is one of those non-starchy vegetables.

Twice the calories. Cherry tomatoes are on the low end of the fruit caloric spectrum.