Calories in Food
Calories is most important components for life. A unit of food energy; a unit of energy-producing potential in food, equal to one large calorie. This energy, if not used, is converted to fat and stored. In simple word, Calories creates capacity for doing work. We can get different amount of calories from different type of Food.
Calories in Meat
Meat generally refers to the flesh of pigs (pork), sheep (lamb) and cattle (veal and beef).
Cooked flesh of fish and poultry may also be referred to as meat. Meat contains fat,
water, protein and different amounts of vitamins and minerals. The calories in meat are
much higher than those fruit calories and vegetables calories. That is also available for lean meats.
The calories in meat are mainly from fat and protein and usually contain no carbohydrate. Most calories in
meat come from fat. Fat is very dangerous for people who are trying to lose some weight.
Calories in Chicken
Chicken is known to be much healthier than other types of meat. Many people enjoy
eating chicken very often. That is why it is crucial to know all about the nutrients and
calories in chicken. Calories in chicken may vary depending on various factors such as the
chicken part that is cooked, cooking methods etc.
Chicken breast - 110 calories without skin - 170 calories with skin
Chicken drumstick - 119 calories without skin - 161 calories with skin
Chicken thigh - 119 calories without skin - 211 calories with skin
Chicken leg - 120 calories without skin - 187 calories with skin
Chicken wing - 126 calories without skin - 237 calories with skin
Chicken back - 137 calories without skin - 319 calories with skin
Roasted chicken - 165 calories
Fried chicken - 187 calories
stewed chicken - 151 calories
Calories in Vegetables
The calorie content of vegetables is uniformly low making them ideal foods for any
healthy weight loss diet. Vegetables (preferably organic) are part of a healthy diet but
not all vegetables are equal. Some contain significantly more calories than others do.
Therefore, choose your vegetables wisely. Boiling vegetables leeches out valuable nutrients
such as minerals, it is always better to avoid boiling them by, for example, steaming them instead.
Calories in Fruits
A lot of people are worried about calories in fruit. The amount of calories in
fresh fruit varies between different fruits, but when compared to vegetables, fruit
calories are generally higher because they contain the fructose (fruit sugar). As a
very rough guide, one medium sized fruit contains 70-120 calories, while one cup of
blackberries contains about 75 calories. One cup of raisins contains about 500 calories.
How to Reduce Calories from Your Diet
Use a non stick pan that doesnt need oil. Cook at a lower heat and this does a lot better.
Fresh fruits are always best but if you do buy canned fruits drain off the juice because of all the sugars and calories that is added.
Rinse off all grease from hamburger meat and stew meat.
Drink fat free milk instead of whole milk.
Remove all skin on all poultry and trim off all the fat from every other kind of meat also.
Remove all fats that are left over as your food is cooking and afterwards also.