May 28, 2008
Counting Calories Can Cut Costs
You can use calorie density to compare the number of calories in equal amounts of different foods and make better calorie choices. To burn off the calories in just that one sandwich, the average 150-pound person would have to do moderate-intensity aerobics for an hour. But there is good news: you have plenty of options for reducing the number of calories in what you drink. For example, if you ate a handful of nuts you would have to break down the amount of protein, fat and carbohydrate calories in that portion and add it to your daily totals.
For example, a traditional chocolate cake is very high in calories, but if we replace the sugar with sugar substitute and the icing with low calorie whipped cream, we can lower the amount of calories in the cake dramatically.
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Calories in alcohol are a good illustration; alcohol has 7 calories per gram and little or no nutritional value. One way to address this health issue in schools is to emphasize an “energy balance” approach-calories consumed versus calories expended-to support healthy eating and an active lifestyle. In other words, you have a fixed amount of Calories to “spend” each day; […]
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May 28, 2008
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[…] A fellow blogger wrote a fantastic post today on “Counting Calories Can Cut Costs”Here’s ONLY a quick extractCalories in alcohol are a good illustration; alcohol has 7 calories per gram and little or no nutritional value. One way to address this health issue in schools is to emphasize an “energy balance” approach-calories consumed versus … […]