The invention relates to reduced calorie and digestion promoting foods that have a calorific value containing portion and are mixed with talc. Calorific value containing components of the calorific value containing portion are selected from the group consisting of carbohydrates proteins and fats. Sugars are to be subsumed under carbohydrates. The invention relates to a food that has a calorific value containing portion wherein talc composes at least 15 wt% and no more than 40 wt% of the food relative to the total weight of the food.
