Calorie Counting Breakfast Ideas With the Numbers Worked Out
Calorie counting breakfast ideas from 252 to 347 kcal, worked out in grams from USDA records. Five breakfasts, with protein and one 249 kcal swing.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readThe Calsa blog
Calorie counting, with the math shown, page 22
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readDoes Apple Health Have a Food Tracker?
Does Apple Health have a food tracker? No. It can store 39 kinds of nutrition data that apps write, plus values you type. See what Apple's pages say.
Daniel Reyes · · 5 min readHow Many Calories Does Sex Burn?
How many calories does sex burn? About 85 kcal in a 25-minute session, 101 for men and 69 for women, in a study of 21 couples. See the data.
Daniel Reyes · · 4 min readCalories per Egg: By Size and Cooking Method
Calories per egg: a large egg has about 72 kcal, a small 54 and a jumbo 90. See the USDA table by size and for boiled, fried and scrambled.
Claire Donovan · · 5 min readCalorie Tracker Spreadsheet: Build One in Google Sheets
Build a calorie tracker spreadsheet in Google Sheets with a Foods tab, an XLOOKUP log and SUMIFS daily totals. A sample day of 10 foods totals 1,436 kcal.
Daniel Reyes · · 6 min readHow Many Kilojoules per Day Do You Need?
How many kilojoules per day? A 35-year-old woman needs about 8,700–10,950 kJ and a man 11,130–14,270 kJ by activity. See why 8,700 kJ isn't a target.
Daniel Reyes · · 6 min readProtein Calories per Gram: 4 kcal, Plus Carbs and Fat
Protein has 4 calories per gram, carbs 4 and fat 9. See a gram-to-calorie table and why food records differ from the 4-9-4 sum by up to 22%.
Daniel Reyes · · 6 min readCalorie Deficit Dinner Ideas
Calorie deficit dinner ideas with every gram shown: four dinners at 474–530 kcal, a protein swap table and a 525–700 kcal dinner budget.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readRecipe Calorie Counter: How to Count Calories in a Homemade Recipe
Recipe calorie counter by hand: weigh each ingredient raw, add the calories, weigh the pot, divide by your bowl. Worked stew: 1,451 kcal pot, 311 kcal bowl.
Claire Donovan · · 10 min readFood Diary Template: A Layout to Copy, Print and Fill In
Copy this food diary template: five columns, a sample day in grams and kcal, and how long to keep it. One cup of rice is 205 kcal cooked, 675 kcal raw.
Claire Donovan · · 10 min readWhat Is a Calorie Deficit?
What is calorie deficit? Eating fewer calories than you use. Weight-loss programs start near 500 kcal a day. See the math and the foods.
Daniel Reyes · · 9 min readHow to Choose a Calorie Counter App
Choosing a calorie counter app? Run 10 checks in 15 minutes: source of each number, grams, label error, speed, a 1,000 kcal goal test and breaks.
Claire Donovan · · 10 min read
