Calories

• Does air frying really take out calories or should I still count the calories?

• How to figure out Calories in supplements

  Like this [https://www.naturesanswer.com/product/bacopa-extract/](https://www.naturesanswer.com/product/bacopa-extract/) How do you figure it out?

• Calories In Pork Chop Fat

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• Help calorie counting

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• Calories from Eaten Coffee Beans

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• Bought some equate creatine and it says it has 20 calories per 5g scoop

  Why is this exactly? The brand I bought last time had 0 calories and from what I’ve always known creatine monohydrate doesn’t have calories.

• Does zero-calorie energy drink break fasting?

  I am asking out of two reasons: 1. I do not trust there is such a thing as zero-calorie drink 2. Artificial flavour in zero-calorie energy drink may break fasting

• Is 0 calorie sugarless vitamin water an alternative to snake juice?

• A calorie-restricted diet may slow aging in healthy adults, science shows

  https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/calorie-restricted-diet-may-slow-aging-healthy-adults-science-shows-rcna69562

• How does Monster energy ultra only have 11 calories?

  Monster ultra has 11 calories but 4.4 calories of carbs. my understanding was that 1 gram of carbs is 4 calories which doesn;t add up. anyone know what's going on?

• Help figuring out calories…

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• If Mushrooms shrink from 229g to 159g after being cooked, which weight do I use for calories

  If Mushrooms shrink from 229g to 159g after being cooked, which weight do I use for calories? Google says it is 22 calories per 100 grams. But which weight do I use? Thanks Extra If Mushrooms shrink from 229g to 159g...

• Why are some almond butter brands different calories?

  For example wholes almond butter is 190 for 2 tablespoons a while base culture is 170. Both list only almonds as ingredients

• Does Milo’s zero calorie sweet tea break a fast?

• 0 calorie sodas and sweeteners?

  Started OMAD yesterday. Wondering if 0 calorie sodas and sweeteners are okay to drink during intermittent fasting?

• calories?

  With IF, do you just skip a meal, or do you eat say your full calorie amount in your eating period?

• Approximately how many calories are in 400g of cooked white rice?

  Multiple sources online keep saying it’s around 540 calories but I feel like that’s a really low number?

• what are we thinking is the lowest calorie option

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• doing rolling 72’s then 800 calories refeed and workout ?? Is that a good routine ??

• What does an 80% fruits and vegetables, 20% meat (by calories) plate of food look like? Pictures?

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• How can some food labels show higher calories than macros calories?

  Like, isn't macronutrients the only thing responsible for energy intake? So... How can a label show 50 calories for a serving worth 10g of carbs? Wouldn't 10g of carbs equates to 40 calories?... Even when considering the other macros into count it's...

• Calorie deficit

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• Will I lose weight with my under calorie deficit? Without IF

  If I stopped doing IF and I stay under my BMR calories will I lose weight?

• Does the instant granular coffees like Nescafe Gold have any calories?

  Hey. There are no calorie table in the jars. I know that black-filter-coffee has zero calories but how about the granular Nescafes? Do they contain any calories or is it safe to drink them while in the fasting period? Thank you....

• Instead of a full fast; does anyone do very low calorie days?

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• Why do calories not match the macros on nutrition labels? (USA)

  Example: I'm drinking a can coke right now. 39 grams of carbs, 0 grams of protein and fat. Nutritional label says the can is 140 calories. But 39x4=156. What am I missing? I've noticed this on quite a few packaged foods....

• Alternate day fasting: how many calories should I eat on the off days?

  I’m 5’8 155-160, and down from 178 and I was wondering how many calories I should eat to keep losing fat.

• if my TDEE is 1600 calories, is going on a caloric deficit of 1000-1100 cals fine?

• can fasting with tea/coffee/ 0 calorie sodas and sparkling waters fresh juices ruin ketosis?

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• 5-10 calories of gummy/tums?

  Usually late at night I will have 5 or 10 calories of weed gummies, sometimes I will have tums. Do these break my fast? Do they break it for a short time and then I go back to fasting state? Thanks!...

• OMAD Calories

  I’m going to be starting on 22:2 but I don’t know what a suitable calorie count would be? 144kg 186cm

• Calories in a 1lb sweet potato?

  The lose it app says 162 cals for a large sweet potato but 408 cals for 1 lb sweet potato. Is it really that many calories??

• Any tracking apps that focus on total nutrition, micronutrients, not calories?

  Hey all, I really want to be sure I’m eating as many nutrients as I can be. I don’t love tracking calories but how can I track nutrient?

• Macronutrient app that doesn’t show calories?

  Hello everyone, I’m looking to download an app that will help me track my macronutrients. I am in receivers for an ED and seeing calories is somewhat triggering for me, but I really want to make sure im hitting all...

• calories burned vs eaten

  I ate 1,000 calories a 1pm today but I’ve burned 1,350 calories today can I eat again or does the calories burned not matter?

• Information on kabocha squash calories

  Can someone please direct me to the most current upto date nutritional data on kabocha squash? There are so many websites with conflicting information!

• calories in chicken legs

  Hey, can anyone solve this mystery for me😅 I can't know how much calories there's in chicken legs(drumstick and thigh) with bone and with/out skin, and how much protein and fat?

• Incorrect calorie labels

  Why is it that some of the labels may say 30 calories but just the proteins calories in the serving size alone outweighs the calories labeled on the serving size?

• calories in and calories out

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• Why do nutrition labels subtract calories with the more servings you eat? (In the USA)

  For example, a bag of Russel Stover Chocolate Candy Covered Peanuts mad with Stevia Extract has the servings as: 1 serving = 120 calories 2 servings = 230 calories This is obviously incorrect math but there are many food products that do...

• Calorie Count in IF

  I've been trying to do 16:8 IF and eating pretty clean. I've been eating \~1700-1800 calories/day, and losing \~1lb/week. My TDEE is estimated at 2500 calories/day. Should I be targeting closer to 2000 calories/day?

• What should my Marcos and calorie intake look like ?

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• Does slightly breaded pan seared chicken breasts have same calories as cooked one?

  I often pan cook breaded chicken breasts and dont know which option is the most accurate in myfitnesspal as there is no confirmed breaded chicken breasts food.

• Is there a minimum calorie number recommended for refeeds?

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• Recommendations for a Calorie Tracker

  I'm really looking for an alternatives to MyFitnessPal to avoid the UnderArmor ads. Bonus points if it will track micronutrients without a paid membership.

• If I eat normal amount of calories will my metabolism slow?

  I’ve heard that fasting over long periods of time will slow your metabolism but if I eat my body’s usual maintenance calories while intermittent fasting (16/8) is it still likely for it to slow?

• Does it take as much calories to sustain weight as to gain it?

  I've been trying to gain some weight by eating more but it sometimes is bothersome to try and squeeze in that extra food, so i was wondering. Will you lose your weight gains if you cut back to your normal daily...

• Lamb Heart Calories

  How much calories are in a lamb heart including all the fat?

• Do different varieties of sweet potatoes have pretty similar calories?

  I just tried a Jersey Sweet Potato and it was amazing!!! I am wondering, however, if it has the same number of calories per 100g as other sweet potatoes? As I can find little nutrition info on them.

• How does this have 14g of carbs but only 15 calories when 1g of carbohydrate has 4 calories?

  I found this drink at my work [BodyArmor Lyte]( https://imgur.com/r4nB8sn.jpg) and it's nutrition label says 15 calories but 14g of carbohydrates. Only 2g sugar (so theres 8 calories there), but 1) where are the other carbohydrates that isn't sugar and 2)...

• Maximum calorie absorption per day

  Hi Guys, I am curious. Is there a maximum amoint of calories the body can absorb in one day? Like even if you atr more it just goes „through“ your system?

• How many Calories + Protein in an entire rotisserie chicken?

  Question is as the title suggests, just a random thought that I had and couldn’t find a answer from a quick google search

• Does anyone drink energy drinks(0 calorie) while IF?

  My energy has plummeted because of a vacation, studying and work. Is it ok to have a “diet” energy drink?

• Calorie Counting App for Android?

  I currently use Zero for tracking my fasting, but I'm looking for a calorie counting app. I've use My Fitness Pal for years - suffering through the recent under armor buy out - but it has just gone too far down...

• Do high-calorie sources (10%+ RDA in 100g) of vitamin K exist?

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• Having trouble counting calories can someone help?

  So do they weight the food before or after it’s been cooked for example: I want to roast some mushrooms should I way them before or after I’ve cooked them? Also the app I am using to track calories is...

• calorie counting

  i have been doing 15-9 for like 3 months now and was wondering if you have to maintain a certain calorie count for the meals that you eat during that time like i take a normal lunch and a small...

• Calories intake

  Hi Folks, Started my IF from yday. 18:6. I like to get more detail on what to do in that 18 hrs. ( Just water or can we take anything else) And how much calories to take in 6 hrs and is there...

• How many calories before our we need to up the salt?

  When we fast, we up the salt, because our kidneys stop holding on to water, right? So, how many calories does our body need before that happends? Is there a magic number or percentage of body weight?

• Hypothetical question about IF amd Calorie Intake

  So im only on my 4th month, and i had a question about Calorie intake and the process of IF. Ill ask in a hypothetical scenario: So lets say before starting IF, my calorie intake was more or less my TDEE...

• How does psyllium husk have calories?

  I don't understand how this has any calories when it's pure fiber. Any advice? Sometimes i make a drink with it (3tbsp) but on cronometer it tells me the 3tbsp of psyllium husk is somehow 54 calories, but its...

• How Does This Drink Have Lots Of Carbs But Few Calories?

  I bought this drink, a Body Armor Lyte, and on the nutrition label, it says the drink contains 18g of carbohydrates but the whole bottle only has 20 calories. I was under the impression that 1g of carbohydrates is equal to...

• Can you eat more calories on OMAD?

  I’ve heard it said and experienced it myself. What’s your take and what’s the science?

• Discrepancy between Macros and Calories

  Here's a nutrition label for 90/10 Ground Beef: >Calories: 200 > >Protein: 22g > >Fat: 11g > >Carbs: 0g 22g protein \* 4 calories = 88 kcals 11g fat \* 9 calories = 99kcals 88+99 = 187 Kcals 187...

• How do you figure out calories in fried food?

  I get you can weigh all the ingredients, but how do you figure out the weight of the oil etc?

• 24 Hour Fast w/Low Calories

  Hello, Would this method prevent my metabolism from going down and still have fat loss? **Method:** Fasting once or twice a week for 24 hours each. Rest of the days eating a lower calorie diet (500 to 1000 calorie deficit).

• Are Calories or macros more accurate on food labels?

  I’ve noticed that macros don’t always add up to the calories listed on food labels. Is it more accurate to count macros to where they need to be and then calculate the calories based off them? Or instead, to get...

• hey guys and girls, I need ur opinion. which one do you think is better calorie deficit or OMAD

• Does calorie cycling help build muscle while losing fat

  I have a goal and need to reach it (or get very close to it) by september, I want to lower my body fat percentage, but I need to gain muscle and strength. Given my deadline I don’t have time...

• Will my metabolism slow down with fasting and calorie deficit?

  I'm doing IF 14-16 hours everyday and eating around 1000-1500 kcal daily. I know that fasting doesn't wreck your metabolism, but calorie deficit does. In my case, since I'm doing both, will it still eventually slow my metabolism down?

• Why don’t Natural Flavors have calories in diet drinks?

  If natural flavors are extracts (like vanilla extract which has 40 cal per tbsp) shouldn’t they have calories? Is this why diet drinks can stall weight loss?

• Schrodinger’s Calories

  Please clear something up regarding physics and me eating. If I eat stuff, wouldn’t that simultaneously be counted as caloric intake and not caloric intake as a result of the calories’ fate being linked to a random subatomic event that...

• Calculating calories in whole chicken

  Lets say a skinless whole chicken (raw) weighs around 1Kg. Is there any resource or rough estimation to note down how many calories it contains. On a side note. If all the meat is removed from the cooked chicken and we...

• calorie free energy drink

  Was ill all day yesterday and unintentionally started a fast. I had a screaming headache this morning and thought some caffeine would fix it. I bought a Bang energy drink. 0 calories Only thing other than vitamins and minerals is 40mg sodium Does...

• The pills I take in the morning have calories

  I take a B12 and Fiber pill in the morning, and I thought I was taking them everyday but I realized that both have 2-5 calories. Should I start taking them in the afternoon during my window?

• confused with cherry tomato calorie count?

  i’ve always counted them as 18 calories per 100g, like most ppl do. however today when i checked the nutrition label of a pack i got, it stated that there were 30 calories per 100g?? have i been underestimating by...

• Thoughts on Tesco 0 calorie flavoured fizzy water during omad?

  Just wondering if I can drink it or will the natural sweetener trick my insulin levels.

• How many calories does Alaskan Sockeye Salmon have per X amount?

  I've seen so many different answers on Google that aren't even close to eachother. Anyone know a reliable site?

• I am a noob. Please educate me. What’s calorie deficit?

  So I have been lurking in this sub and learning a lot about IF. One thing i see gets mentioned a lot is “calorie deficit”. What is that? From my research I believe it is eating 400-500 less than your...

• Calorie counter apps

  MyFitnessPal made the barcode scanner a paid feature. Any suggestions for alternative apps with similar functionality?

• Flavored Sparkling water ( like ICE, 5 calories ) ? Does it break the fast

• Calorie dense, low sodium, "3 chomp" foods?

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• Does your calories martter?

  I notice my eating calories for the day is 1300 to 1500 and burn 3000 a day but my nutrition comes out to 180g in carbs, 50g in fat, and 50 in protein...could the food content be why I do...

• Does BMR take into account the calories burned during the exercise?

  From what I understand, it considers the influence in metabolic rate, but does it consider calories consumed during execution?

• 0 calorie energy drinks

  0 calorie drinks and fasting. Can I drink 0 calorie red bull whilst fasting or would that trigger insulin production?

• Do calories from protien count if im doing progressive strength training?

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• What is the minimum calorie goal I should strive for on a nonfasting day?

  I'm a 67-year-old male weighing 210 pounds, 5 feet, 10 inches in height, with a pretty sedentary lifestyle. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

• How many calories for breakfast?

  I’m doing 16:8. It’s only been a week, and I’m already losing weight simply from not having that much time in my day to eat mindlessly. I haven’t even eliminated desserts, though I’m trying to do portion control. My question is,...

• can gum with 5 calories break a fast?

• mash vs fried potatos. calorie count

  I want to make me some potatos and I see that online mashed potatoes have a way lower calories count than hash browns. The difference is 326 calories for 100g of hash and 88 calories for 100g of mash. Are...

• (Metric)Calorie counting while Intermittent Fasting 16/8?

  Hi. For the past month and a half, I've been calorie counting to not eat more than 6200kj a day and maintaining a 8 hour eating window with 16 hours only drinking water. I've lost around 7kg. I don't exercise and...

• Nutrition Label says 8g of sugar, but only 15 calories. Is it lying?

  I was buying Hoisin sauce and noticed a label (Lucky Foods Organic Hoisin Sauce) that said it had 9g of carbohydrates (8g of sugar) per 1Tbsp serving (8g of sugar), but at the top of the label is said 15Cal....

• 0 calorie drinks like Powerade to help with electrolytes

  I’m starting a seven day fast soon and I’m looking for good ways to keep vitamins up during this time. For me, a drink like 0 calorie Gatorade or Powerade would be easy because I’m a college student who’s on...

• Densest calorie foods or products?

  Hey r/nutrition, hope you’re the right sub for me! Basically, I hate eating but don’t want to starve! What are your best tips for fast calories?

• Calories in, calories out is clearly wrong

  Let this sink in. The obesity crisis since 1976 has occurred even though we ate about 450 calories MORE in 1976 than now. That is, we’ve cut calories by 450/day and increased obesity. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/15/age-of-obesity-shaming-overweight-people So here’s the first big surprise:...

• Do I break my fast if I drink my Magnesium citrate pills since 2 pills are 15 calories?

  I’m the back i get 1g of fat, 2g or total carbohydrates and less than 1 gram of protein. I can’t swallow these in a fast right? If not what can I get that gives me magnesium but no Cals...

• Is fasting truly better than calorie restriction for weight loss?

  A doctor (neuro) told me that fasting is unhealthy and is the same as calorie restriction and after researching it some now I’m wondering what to believe. I’ve read the studies on ketosis etc so I understand the biological mechanics...

• what are some foods that are nutrient-dense and low in calories and high in fat?

  I am trying to find foods that are nutrient-dense, low in calories, and high in fat.

• low carb calorie deficit 18:6 vs high carb calorie deficit 18:6

  If I eat the same amount of calories for example 1200 calories, which would be better for losing weight faster. low carb calorie deficit 18:6 vs high carb calorie deficit 18:6? Would I lose the same amount of fat...

• Question about calorie deficit and fat

  So I’m currently only consuming 1300 calories a day with a goal of 30 grams of fat a day as well. If I remain within the 1300 calorie goal but go over the 30 grams of fat I am allowed...