A calorie is basically a unity of energy, so we need calories for energy in doing our everyday activities. Research has stated that between 1400- 1500 calories is a good daily intake of calories, but other factors have to be considered like gender and exercise/ activity level. Those two factors can decrease or increase you daily intake calories. Body relies on heat to burn calories, that is the whole idea of exercise. If there is an overabundance of calorie intake, then those calories are stored as fat. So counting calories can help in losing and maintaining your weight. In addition, to exercising to burn calories. My thoughts on calorie counting is that is does not hurt to know which foods has the less calories and the ones that have morecalories. Eventhough some people, like myself that do not or never will actually write down their calorie intake, it is a good idea to have some knowledge of the calories in the foods that you eat everyday. Below is a food calorie list with the portions and calories for a particular food item.
Vegetables: Meat and Poultry: Soups: Salad Dressings: Fruits: Nuts:
- Bass, 4 oz ..............105
- Salmon, broiled or baked, 3 oz ....155
- Sardines, canned in oil, 3 oz ........170
- Trout, fried, 3.5 oz ...220
- Tuna, oil, 3 oz .........170
- Tuna, water, 3 oz ....110
Eggs: Dairy Products: Crackers: Cereals: Breads: Beverages:
