Why do people count calories?
When you are on a diet, or working out, you are never suppose to count your calories! Specially if you are a big guy like me, lol, never count your calories. Just eat good meals, 4-5 times a day, eat veggies, a lot of protein, and DON'T EAT TOO MANY FRUITS!!!! Fruits have a lot of sugar in them, just have 2-3 fruits a day. Stay away from high fatty foods. Instead of counting your calories, count your intake of how many grams of fat you are having in each meal. Hope this helps
Should I count calories?? Or carbs?? or fat?? Soooo confused!!!?
Overall, calories are what control weight. When you burn more calories than you consume, you lose body fat. Your body does not know the difference between 100 calories of spinach and 100 calories of brownies. However, it's important to maintain a healthy diet. "Good" carbs are whole grains, fruits and vegetables. "Good" fats are unsaturated--nuts, olive oil, peanut butter. You should get most of your calories from good carbs and fats and a smaller amount from lean protein and low-fat dairy. Check out www.eatright.org or www.mypyramid.gov for more info! :)
Why do dieters and diabetics count carbs rather than count calories?
Not all people on “diets” count carbs. Only those following a low-carb diet plan (people on a ketogenic diet, or just a generic low-carb diet) will count carbs, because they are trying to lose weight by reducing the amount of carbohydrates they eat. Low-carb diets can help people lose weight because the body prefers to burn carbs for energy; if fewer carbs are eaten, the body will start drawing upon fat reserves for energy, promoting weight loss. That works well for lots of people trying to lose weight. But not all. Some people decide to follow a low-calorie diet rather than a low-carb one, and don’t specifically track carbs but track calories. Other people try “vegan before 6” and “paleo” and “raw till 4” diet plans. Most of the people on these diets do not track carbs, though they might be considered “dieters”. Athletes and people who have specific fitness goals may also track carbs in order to optimize their blood glucose for better athletic performance and better recovery after working out, but I don’t know if you would consider them “dieters” because often they aren't trying to lose weight.Diabetics are a different case altogether. They usually have no choice; they have to track their carbs. Carbs have a much stronger effect on blood glucose levels than protein and fat (the other two macronutrients) because they are relatively easily broken down into glucose in the early stages of digestion, starting right away with the amylase enzyme in saliva. A diabetic has a condition where their pancreas cannot regulate their blood glucose with insulin as a normal pancreas would. There are many causes for this, but the end result is that a diabetic must essentially become their own pancreas. They have to be very careful about regulating their blood glucose and keeping it within safe levels. So they track the carbs they consume, and use that information to understand what dosage of insulin is needed, and how many grams of starches and sugars they can consume without causing a major blood sugar spike. Many diabetics are able to control their blood glucose and remain healthy by controlling their diet alone, without insulin, but this requires meticulous carb counting. For diabetics, counting carbs isn't a diet. It is a lifestyle that is essential to their health and survival. The National Institute for Health has some more information about why and how diabetics count carbohydrates in their diet here. Carbohydrate Counting & Diabetes | NIDDK
Is grams of sugar included in the calories total?
I've been trying to count calories lately. Yesterday I was looking at cereal's, and I noticed that a healthier brand of cereal, like Cheerio's or something, has the same amount of calories as a more sugary kind, like CoCo Puff's. But the grams of sugar is where the big difference is. Cheerio's has like 3 grams, but Coco Puff's has 11. But they have the same calories total per serving. So I'm wondering how this works? Am I supposed to look at the calories AND sugar and somehow decipher if it's healthy or not?
While counting calories should I consider fruit calories?
Get ready to have your mind blownFruits are carbs!!!Not only will you need to consider calories from fruit and vegetables but if you are serious you should count condiments and cooking oils.That may be discouraging for some of you, but you have to understand that fruits are not medicine. They are not sporadic food void of energy that you can consume to help “balance out” your addiction to milkshakes.Everything that enters your body has a break down of the following: calories, macro nutrients, vitamins and minerals. If it doesn’t contain those things than it is not considered eatable.Fruits have carbs, sugar, and calories in them. Below is an example of the carb break down for several fruits.The trick has always been figuring out how to fit in the proper vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients (including carbs), all while staying under your caloric limits.
Is plain bread the same as toasted for the total calories and sodium and sugar content ?
It's the same. Those things don't evaporate when heated. All that leaves when bread is toasted is water.
What are "calories from fat"? Are they separate calories or a percentage of the calories that are from fat?
To my knowledge, calories from fat always refers to fat as PART of the total calories.On a food label, calories from fat are part of the total calories per serving listed. For ex., the questionner asked:“…a can of beans says “Calories - 370” and “Calories from Fat - 130” Does that mean that total calories are 500 (370 +130) or 370 of which 130 are from fat?”… and the answer is “370 of which 130 are from fat.”In the daily diet, calories from fat can be either a number of calories from fat in the total calories eaten or the percentage of total calories from fat. There’s always only 1 calories figure followed by as many part figures as make up the calories.Along with fat, protein and carbohydrate are the only other calorie containing nutrients that contribute to total calories. The only other macronutrient, water, has no calories.
How many calories are there in a cup of tea?
hey Alka,To know the amount of calories in cup of tea, we need to look at its ingredients first.Okay, so tea is made using water, tea leaves, milk, sugar.Water and Tea leaves give zero calories.For a teacup,Around 60ml milk and 1 teaspoon of sugar is used which gives you around 54 calories in case you use cow’s milk and 91.9 in case you use bufflow’s milk.PS: i am talking about full fat milk here.Hope this helps!All the best!