Can someone explain no calories in pickles?

dae_tona · 06-23-2008, 06:14 AM

I was looking at my jar of pickles & noticed they contain no calories or carbs. How can this be possible-when a 1/2 cuo of diet jello-contains 10 calories? What makes pickles have no calories? That doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever. Don't they have to have some form of calories?

Dyan

foxybeejer · 06-23-2008, 06:22 AM

Nutrutional charts can be up to 21% off before the governement will regulate it. So it probably has a few calories but they just write none.

Andrea78 · 06-23-2008, 06:45 AM

My pickle jar says 5 calories per dill pickle spear. So in one whole pickle I would say probably 10-20 calories depending on size

Andrea78 · 06-23-2008, 08:21 AM

I came back in here to also add that I read pickles are a negative calorie food...meaning, the body burns more calories digesting the pickle than are actually in the pickle, which leaves you with a calorie deficit. I believe I saw a whole list of "negative calorie" foods before...celery was another one.

Charski · 06-23-2008, 08:28 AM

Probably the old "serving size/rounding trick" at work - how MUCH do they say is 0 calories? If it's under 5 PER SERVING I think they can legally claim it as 0....

06-23-2008, 06:14 AM	#1
dae_tona MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,683 Gallery: dae_tona Stats: 186/126 WOE: Whole Foods (grain free)	Can someone explain no calories in pickles? I was looking at my jar of pickles & noticed they contain no calories or carbs. How can this be possible-when a 1/2 cuo of diet jello-contains 10 calories? What makes pickles have no calories? That doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever. Don't they have to have some form of calories? Dyan

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06-23-2008, 06:22 AM	#2
foxybeejer Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Green Bay Wi Posts: 348 Gallery: foxybeejer Stats: 187.6/161/140 WOE: Atkins (DANDR) Start Date: June 18, 2008	Nutrutional charts can be up to 21% off before the governement will regulate it. So it probably has a few calories but they just write none.

06-23-2008, 06:45 AM	#3
Andrea78 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in my nice CLUTTERED house Posts: 1,664 Gallery: Andrea78 Stats: 290/268/140 WOE: Carbohydrate Addicts Diet/WATP Start Date: every day	My pickle jar says 5 calories per dill pickle spear. So in one whole pickle I would say probably 10-20 calories depending on size

06-23-2008, 08:21 AM	#4
Andrea78 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in my nice CLUTTERED house Posts: 1,664 Gallery: Andrea78 Stats: 290/268/140 WOE: Carbohydrate Addicts Diet/WATP Start Date: every day	I came back in here to also add that I read pickles are a negative calorie food...meaning, the body burns more calories digesting the pickle than are actually in the pickle, which leaves you with a calorie deficit. I believe I saw a whole list of "negative calorie" foods before...celery was another one.

06-23-2008, 08:28 AM	#5
Charski Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Central Coastal CA Posts: 9,172 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/130/150 goal 5'5" 54 years young WOE: ATKINS! now and always.... Start Date: 5/03	Probably the old "serving size/rounding trick" at work - how MUCH do they say is 0 calories? If it's under 5 PER SERVING I think they can legally claim it as 0....