Low energy density foods - ?

[LisaC]

On the SW website it says "S & SS foods are low or extra-low in energy density compared to others in the same food group, so they have extra slimming power!"

Can anyone explain exactly what this means? I did google energy density but it was no help. If the foods fill you up (like lots of other foods), how do they have "extra slimming power"?

 

[LisaC]

Thank you Melanie! So basically eating the same amount of low energy density foods compared to higher fills you up for longer?

 

[hannata]

the grapes to raisins comparison is a good one.

If for example it took 100g of food to fill your tum, 100g of raisins will have a lot more calories than 100g of grapes.

The S and SS is a handy guide of what to try to help speed up weightloss, but just use it as that, a guide. Don't get obsessed over numbers and densities, like I've seen a few people do x

 

[LisaC]

the grapes to raisins comparison is a good one.

If for example it took 100g of food to fill your tum, 100g of raisins will have a lot more calories than 100g of grapes.

The S and SS is a handy guide of what to try to help speed up weightloss, but just use it as that, a guide. Don't get obsessed over numbers and densities, like I've seen a few people do x

I don't think I could get obsesed over densities, I'm still a little confused I used to hear my C say that S & SS foods pass through your system faster so that's what I thought the SW site would say, hence my confusion! All good info when you compare what you can eat to other choices you could make.

 

[who_la_hoop]

I think it just means that they're foods that are big in volume but low in calories - so you get filled up for fewer calories than other foods.

(I think that because lots of these are fibre-rich veggies, they might also go through you quickly, so to speak, if you're not used to it! Don't think this helps weight loss, other than the obvious - you weigh less if you're not constipated! )