How to count calories in foods

2025 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:50

We are all looking forward to summer. After all, this is the time of holidays and vacations. We begin to take off our warm clothes, take out everything summer and beach from the wardrobe and notice that long winter days, passive rest, an abundance of holidays and calories in products have affected us a little. And then all the girls and women who want to stay slim begin to discuss what is sore: how to get in shape, the most effective diets, foods, calories, a he althy lifestyle…

Today, all stores amaze with their assortment. The same product can be manufactured by several companies. And each claims that its products are the best. But we don't jump into all this mindlessly. Because of this diversity, many have become even more scrupulous about goods, read their composition, and look for information about firms. First of all, this is due to the fact that the calories in foods provide our body with energy that allows it to function normally.function, but do not forget that their excess leads to problems with weight and, therefore, with he alth.

How to calculate calories if their number is not indicated on the product packaging? For this, there are general tables, information in special reference books. For example:

Calories in various foods

Alcohol
Beer, 0.5L	145
Pale beer, 0.5L	100
Liqueur, 40 ml	83
Wine, 100 ml	100
Drinks
Beef or chicken broth, 1 tsp	2
Coca-Cola Classic, 0.5L	144
Coffee black without sugar, 1 cup	2
Diet Cola, 0.5L	1
Sprite, Fanta, 0.5L	142
Bread and flour products

Baubels, 100g	230
Homemade cookies, 100 g	108
1 muffin	112
Bread casserole - 1 cup	501
Bread, rye, 1 slice	61
Bread, white, 1 slice	68
Whole wheat bread, 1 slice	67
Hamburger bun, hot dog	119
Corn flour bun	126
Roguelike	100
Croissant	200
Toast	70
English cupcake	130
French bread, 1 slice	73
Damn	83
Pita bread	80

Snacks
Hamburger cheese, 100g	711
Chicken salad	140
Grilled chicken, 100g	688
Pancake with ham, egg and cheese	335
Pancake with bacon, egg and cheese	355
Pancake with sausage, egg and cheese	538
French Dressing, 1 Pack	280
French fries, 1 serving	227
Vegetable salad, 100g	90
Vanilla milkshake	321
Hamburger, every	628

Candy
Chocolate Caramel, each	100
Halva, 100 g	320
Kit Kat, 1 bar	250
M & Ms Peanuts 1 Pack	250
Mars, 1 bar	240
Marshmallow, 1pc	23
Twix, 1 pack	280

Dairy
Butter, 1 tablespoon	100
Cheddar cheese, 50 g	114
Cheese, mozarrella, low fat, 50g	79
Cheese, Parmesan, grated, 50g	129
Cheese, partly skimmed, 50g	35
Ice cream, vanilla, 1 cup	269
Margarine, 100g	102
Milk with 1% fat, 1 cup	102
Milk with 2% fat, 1 cup	121
Skimmed milk, 1 cup	86
Milk, whole 3.3% fat, 1 cup	150
Sour cream, 1 tbsp. l.	26
Whipped cream, 1 cup	154
Yogurt, 1 cup	210

This is not a complete list, if you wish, you can find the calorie content of any food product on the Internet. If you are going to cook some dish yourself, you can also find the calorie content of one serving at the end of the recipe. In a word, this information is publicly available. There are also tables where you can calculate the required number of calories, depending on the daily physical activity, age, gender, physiology and physical condition of a particular person. For example:

Age group	Gender / Age	Calories
nursery	Boys: 1-3 years old Girls: 1-3 years old	12301165
children	Boys: 4-6 years oldGirls: 4-6 years old	17151545
children	Boys: 7-10 years oldGirls: 7-10 years old	19701740
teenagers	Boys: 11-14 years oldGirls: 11-14 years old	22201845
teenagers	Boys: 15-18 years oldGirls: 15-18 years old	27552110
adults	Men: 19-50Women: 19-50	25501940
elderly	Men: 51+ Women: 51+	2150 1750

But, as they say, everything should be in moderation. Even malnutrition. We must not forget that our body is not a machine, but a complex living mechanism. It needs vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats and carbohydrates. It is vitamins that ensure the proper functioning of all organs of the body. Minerals are the building blocks of our cells. Proteins are a component of every living cell, thanks to which the body maintains hormonal balance, supports immunity and ensures the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Fats perform a protective, energy and plastic function. Carbohydrates provide a normal exchange of proteins and fats in our body.

As you can see, it is not worth excluding some foods completely from the diet (unless, of course, you are allergic). Try to choose the best option for yourself. Dishes should not be high-calorie, but their composition should provide the necessary norm of important substances. Nutrition must be balanced. We must take care of our beauty and he alth at the same time. If you decide to seriously take care of your he alth and are ready to spend time on important numbers,We recommend using a table that shows calories in products. So you will have the opportunity not only to charge the body with energy, but also to provide yourself with vitamins.

Speaking of such things as calories in foods and proper nutrition, one cannot fail to mention that physical activity, fresh air and sunlight are also necessary for our body. And further. Try to always stay in a good mood, smile more often, communicate with family and friends, do what you love, and make sure that beauty and he alth will never leave you!