# No Calorie Food **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 8, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062 "2012-10-08T04:57:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/21 "2012-10-08T15:10:35Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > [Olestra - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra) > Are you ready for uncontrollable oil leakage from your rear?? Olestra was reformulated so that it was more hydrogenated. That pretty much removed the anal leakage side effect, except possibly in people who eat their own weight in potato chips at a sitting. Lay’s still sells it and people eat it without any problems. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/22 "2012-10-08T15:19:56Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Sure you can. Chew the pizza, roll it round your mouth, savour the meaty, cheesy gooeyness - then spit it out. They already sell gum that tastes like apple pie, strawberry shortcake, etc. I imagine they could make chewing gum that tastes like pizza if they thought people would buy it. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/23 "2012-10-08T16:35:23Z")
Many spices are essentially calorie-free in the amounts it takes to get the flavor from them. Not very filling, but if flavor is all you’re after, that should do the trick. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/24 "2012-10-08T16:53:40Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Sure you can. Chew the pizza, roll it round your mouth, savour the meaty, cheesy gooeyness - then spit it out. Is that the Vatican-approved diet plan? ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/25 "2012-10-08T16:58:45Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Sure you can. Chew the pizza, roll it round your mouth, savour the meaty, cheesy gooeyness - then spit it out. “New ‘Pizz-zero’ – fortified with Bulimiamax!” 🙂 That might count as “not ingesting food” but I don’t think it QUIIIIIIITE hits the mark of “zero calories,” since you’re going to have some trivial amount of the pizza go down your throat mixed into your saliva. ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/26 "2012-10-08T19:33:21Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Olestra was reformulated so that it was more hydrogenated. That pretty much removed the anal leakage side effect, except possibly in people who eat their own weight in potato chips at a sitting. Lay’s still sells it and people eat it without any problems. Did they get rid of the tongue-coating filthy sensation that Olestra debuted with? Because, if not, I’m still not buying. ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/27 "2012-10-08T20:21:29Z")
> [@Blake](#): > > MSG is physiologically an amino acid. Pound for pound it has the same calorific value as pure protein. The amount needed for flavoring is small enough that you can count it as zero calories; the same is true of aspartame (also made of amino acids) and some other artificial sweeteners, although some aren’t absorbed or metabolized. ---
**Author:** ![TnTangent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e4f/32.png) [@TnTangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TnTangent)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/28 "2012-10-09T00:48:50Z")
There’s a product called Le Whif, which puffs out a little cloud of chocolate particles. Theoretically, you get the taste of a mouthful of chocolate while ingesting less than a calorie (and the manufacturer is careful to explain that you are meant to ingest the puff when it settles in your mouth, not inhale it). I think it also comes in a coffee flavor. Never tried it myself, though. It seems that delivery method would work for other flavors. Not much help if you actually want to fill your stomach with something tasty yet low-cal, though… ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/29 "2012-10-09T01:26:24Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Cabbage is good. I love it sauteed lightly in a little butter or good olive oil. But I prefer it raw. It works like an anti-calorie for me too. It’s almost perfect. > > I haven’t tried it on pizza. Nice to see someone else who noshes on raw cabbage. I like plain celery, plain cucumber, raw cabbage, plain iceberg romaine and butterhead lettuces as snacks. I really do not need any salad dressing or dips - but I am weird that way 😃 [I am a supertaster, and happen to like the flavors of what many people consider flavorless veggies.] ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/30 "2012-10-09T01:47:38Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Nice to see someone else who noshes on raw cabbage. > > I like plain celery, plain cucumber, raw cabbage, plain iceberg romaine and butterhead lettuces as snacks. I just don’t understand stuff like this. Do you “pig out” on water, too? 😉 Seriously, what do these foods _do_ for your appetite? Or is it just the “crunch” that you need? I personally _don’t mind_ any of the foods listed above but the idea of eating them alone with no other food leaves me scratching my head. ---
**Author:** ![IceQube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/31 "2012-10-09T03:38:47Z")
Smell is a component of taste. Also, texture is another component of taste. I like pizza not only because of its rich flavor but also because of its variety of texture - from its smooth cheese to its rough crust. Can we replicate the texture and smell without calories? Smell - well, we have Le Whif. What about texture? I see that someone brought up lettuce as a good no calorie food. Well, I don’t find lettuce particularly appetizing party because of its uniform, and therefore, boring texture. Now, if it were gooey … like cheese … ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062/32 "2012-10-09T03:44:42Z")
> [@IceQube](#): > > Well, I don’t find lettuce particularly appetizing party because of its uniform, and therefore, boring texture. Now, if it were gooey … I think you can make that happen already. Not particularly appetizing, IMHO, but gooey lettuce is certainly obtainable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-calorie-food/637062.md?page=1)