How Do You Figure Out Calorie Content In Food?
The scientific definition of a calorie is the amount of heat it takes to raise one gram of water 1 degree Celsius. The body relies on heat to burn calories. This is the whole idea of exercise. Heat is generated and calories are burned. If there is an overabundance of calories consumed, they will be stored as fat. That is why counting calories is important to avoid excessive weight gain. Read your labels. A nutrition label will list the serving size, the amount of servings and the calories per serving. They also list the amount of carbohydrates, protein, fat and calories the item contains. Be careful as there are sometimes 2 or more servings per package. To figure out the amount of calories, multiply the servings times the calories per serving. This applies to single items and anything that is boxed, bagged or canned. Consult with a good calorie content website. There is the CalorieKing. Type the name of a food into the search engine and it provides all the nutritional content including
