Why you need to count calories
Expert Opinion
formula for calculating calories
- This approach provides a sound approach to nutrition without stress or strict restrictions. The body easily tolerates a new diet;
- The ability to calculate the number of calories consumed allows you to choose a complete diet rich in nutrients, vitamins, minerals, which distinguishes this technology from various types of diets and fastings;
- Everyone can independently determine how many calories they need to consume each day. There are dedicated online weight loss calorie calculators for this purpose. This may be useful for those who do not have access to competent specialists or weight loss clinics due to their residence far from urban centers, various material restrictions and living circumstances;
- Calorie Counter will allow you to calculate your meals for free, including your favorite dishes, and ensure that protein, fat and carbohydrate ratios are met.
Step 1: Calculate your basal metabolic rate
Step 2: Determine your daily activities
- 1. 2 – Low activity level, no exercise at all;
- 1. 375 – Sedentary lifestyle, light physical activity 1-2 times per week;
- 1. 55——Average activity level, sufficient load, 2-4 times per week;
- 1. 725 - Active lifestyle, active work, training about 5 times a week;
- 1. 9 – High activity level, active work, daily active training.
Step 3: Calculate the final result
- Upper limit: calorie standard +100;
- Lower limit: Calorie standard – 200.
- 10-25% protein in daily diet;
- Fat – 20-35%;
- Carbohydrates – 45-65%.
Calorie table
dairy
Product (per 100 grams of product) | Protein (grams) | Fat (grams) | Carbohydrates (grams) | Energy value (kcal) |
---|---|---|---|---|
dry cream | 23. 0 | 42. 7 | 26. 3 | 579. 0 |
whole milk powder | 26. 0 | 25. 0 | 37. 5 | 476. 0 |
skimmed milk powder | 37. 9 | 1. 0 | 49. 3 | 350. 0 |
Condensed milk with sugar | 7. 2 | 8. 5 | 56. 0 | 320. 0 |
milk | 3. 2 | 3. 6 | 5. 1 | 61. 0 |
Sour cream, 30% fat | twenty four | thirty, | 3. 1 | 294. 0 |
fatty cheese | 14. 0 | 18. | 2. 8 | 232. 0 |
Cream, 20% fat | 2. 8 | 20. 0 | 4. 5 | 206. 0 |
Cream, 10% fat | 2. 8 | 10. 0 | 4. 8 | 118. 0 |
Full-fat kefir | 2. 8 | 3. 0 | 3. 6 | 56. 0 |
hard cheese | 23. 0 | 29. 0 | 0. 0 | 360. 0 |
"Dutch" cheese | 26. 0 | 26. 8 | 0. 0 | 352. 0 |
Cheese "Poshekhonsky" | 26. 0 | 26. 5 | 0. 0 | 350. 0 |
processed cheese | 22. 0 | 27. 0 | 0. 0 | 340. 0 |
Brinza | 17. 9 | 20. 1 | 0. 0 | 260. 0 |
unsalted butter | 0. 5 | 82. 5 | 0. 8 | 748. 0 |
ice cream | 3. 3 | 10. 0 | 20. 1 | 179. 0 |
milk margarine | 0. 3 | 82. 0 | 1. 0 | 743. 0 |
Mayonnaise "Provence" | 2. 8 | 70. 0 | 2. 6 | 624. 0 |
bread and cereals
Product (per 100 grams of product) | Protein (grams) | Fat (grams) | Carbohydrates (grams) | Energy value (kcal) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wheat flour, whole wheat flour | 10. 3 | 1. 0 | 69. 0 | 334. 0 |
millet crumbs | 11. 5 | 3. 3 | 67. 2 | 348. 0 |
Buckwheat | 12. 6 | 3. 2 | 54. 3 | 335. 0 |
broken rice grains | 7. 0 | 1. 0 | 73. 2 | 330. 0 |
Whole grains | 10. 3 | 1. 0 | 67. 7 | 328. 0 |
barley groats | 10: 00 | 1. 30 | 66. 31 | 324. 00 |
pearl barley | 9. 3 | 1. 1 | 67. 5 | 320. 0 |
Groz "Hercules" | 11. 0 | 6. 2 | 49. 2 | 305. 0 |
oatmeal | 11. 0 | 6. 1 | 49. 9 | 303. 0 |
Wheat bread, whole wheat bread | 7. 9 | 0. 8 | 50. 1 | 238. 0 |
rye bread | 6. 6 | 1. 2 | 41. 8 | 181. 0 |
sugar cookies | 7. 5 | 11. 8 | 74. 4 | 436. 0 |
Cream Cookies | 8. 5 | 10. 8 | 69. 6 | 398. 0 |
Pasta, V. S. | 10. 4 | 1. 1 | 74. 9 | 337. 0 |
buttered bread | 7. 6 | 5. 2 | 56. 8 | 295. 0 |
bread | 7. 7 | 3. 0 | 53. 3 | 235. 0 |
yeast | 12. 7 | 2. 7 | 0. 0 | 75. 3 |
vegetables and fruits
Product (per 100 grams of product) | Protein (grams) | Fat (grams) | Carbohydrates (grams) | Energy value (kcal) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Haricot vert | 5. 0 | 0. 2 | 13. 8 | 73. 0 |
chopped tomatoes | 1. 1 | 0. 2 | 5. 0 | 23. 0 |
Potato | 2. 0 | 0. 4 | 18. 1 | 80. 0 |
eggplant | 1. 2 | 0. 1 | 6. 9 | 24. 0 |
Chinese cabbage | 1. 8 | 0. 2 | 6. 8 | 27. 0 |
Sauerkraut | 1. 8 | 0. 0 | 3. 2 | 19. 0 |
onion | 1. 4 | 0. 0 | 10. 4 | 41. 0 |
onion | 1. 3 | 0. 0 | 5. 2 | 19. 0 |
garlic | 6. 5 | 0. 0 | 6. 0 | 46. 0 |
carrot | 1. 3 | 0. 1 | 7. 9 | 30. 0 |
cucumber | 0. 8 | 0. 1 | 3. 8 | 14. 0 |
Pickle | 0. 8 | 0. 1 | twenty three | 13. 0 |
black pepper | 1. 3 | 0. 0 | 7. 2 | 27. 0 |
radish | 1. 9 | 0. 2 | 8. 0 | 35. 0 |
turnip | 1. 3 | 0. 0 | 3. 1 | 27. 0 |
radish | 1. 2 | 0. 1 | 3. 8 | 21. 0 |
salad | 1. 5 | 0. 2 | 3. 1 | 17. 0 |
beet | 1. 5 | 0. 1 | 12. 8 | 42. 0 |
pumpkin | 1. 0 | 0. 1 | 5. 9 | 25. 0 |
spinach | 2. 9 | 0. 3 | 2. 5 | 22. 0 |
pear | 0. 4 | 0. 3 | 10. 9 | 49. 0 |
apple | 0. 4 | 0. 4 | 11. 8 | 45. 0 |
peach | 0. 3 | 0. 1 | 11. 3 | 43. 0 |
apricots | 0. 9 | 0. 1 | 10. 8 | 41. 0 |
orange | 0. 9 | 0. 2 | 10. 3 | 40. 0 |
watermelon | 0. 7 | 0. 2 | 7. 9 | 38. 0 |
melon | 0. 6 | 0. 0 | 10. 3 | 38. 0 |
Grapefruit | 0. 9 | 0. 2 | 10. 3 | 35. 0 |
strawberry | 0. 8 | 0. 4 | 11. 2 | 34. 0 |
Dried fruits and beans
Product (per 100 grams of product) | Protein (grams) | Fat (grams) | Carbohydrates (grams) | Energy value (kcal) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dried apricots | 3. 3 | 62. 6 | 30. 8 | 241. 0 |
raisin | 2. 5 | 78. 4 | 16. 5 | 296. 0 |
date | twenty four | 75. 0 | 20. 5 | 282. 0 |
prunes | twenty three | 65. 6 | 25. 0 | 264. 0 |
Fig | 3. 3 | 63. 8 | 30. 0 | 249. 0 |
Dried apples | 3. 2 | 68. 0 | 20. 0 | 273. 0 |
dried pears | twenty three | 62. 6 | 20. 0 | 249. 0 |
Dried peaches | 3. 0 | 68. 5 | 18. 0 | 274. 0 |
pea | 54. 8 | 0. 1 | 8. 5 | 298. 0 |
chickpeas | 54. 2 | 20. 1 | 5. 0 | 328. 6 |
soybeans | 34. 9 | 17. 3 | 17. 3 | 364. 0 |
beans | 21. 0 | 2. 0 | 47. 0 | 298. 0 |
Meat
Product (per 100 grams of product) | Protein (grams) | Fat (grams) | Carbohydrates (grams) | Energy value (kcal) |
---|---|---|---|---|
pork | 11. 7 | 33. 3 | 0. 0 | 491. 0 |
beef | 18. 5 | 16. 0 | 0. 0 | 218. 0 |
mutton | 15. 6 | 16. 3 | 0. 0 | 209. 0 |
rabbit | 21. 1 | 15. 0 | 0. 0 | 183. 0 |
beef liver | 17. 9 | 3. 7 | 0. 0 | 105. 0 |
beef heart | 16. 0 | 2. 8 | 0. 0 | 86. 0 |
Stewed Pork | 14. 9 | 32. 2 | 0. 0 | 349. 0 |
Stewed beef | 16. 8 | 16. 0 | 0. 0 | 220. 0 |
chicken | 18. 2 | 18. 4 | 0. 7 | 241. 0 |
sausage
Product (per 100 grams of product) | Protein (grams) | Fat (grams) | Carbohydrates (grams) | Energy value (kcal) |
---|---|---|---|---|
amateur sausage | 17. 3 | 39. 0 | 0. 0 | 420. 0 |
semi smoked sausage | 16. 5 | 63. 6 | 0. 0 | 376. 0 |
milk sausage | 11. 0 | 22. 8 | 1. 6 | 266. 0 |
doctor's sausage | 12. 8 | 22. 2 | 1. 5 | 257. 0 |
Sausage variations. separation | 11. 0 | 21. 0 | 0. 0 | 240. 0 |
Egg
Product (per 100 grams of product) | Protein (grams) | Fat (grams) | Carbohydrates (grams) | Energy value (kcal) |
---|---|---|---|---|
raw eggs | 12. 7 | 11. 5 | 0. 7 | 157. 0 |
mixed | 12. 9 | 11. 6 | 0. 8 | 160. 0 |
protein | 10. 5 | 0. 0 | 1. 0 | 50. 0 |
yolk | 16. 7 | 30. 8 | 1. 7 | 358. 0 |
fish and seafood
Product (per 100 grams of product) | Protein (grams) | Fat (grams) | Carbohydrates (grams) | Energy value (kcal) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cod liver (canned in oil) | 4. 20 | 65. 70 | 1. 20 | 613. 0 |
salmon | 23. 0 | 12. 0 | 0. 0 | 206. 0 |
shrimp | 18. 9 | twenty two | 0. 0 | 95. 0 |
pollock | 17. 6 | 1. 0 | 0. 0 | 79. 0 |
perch | 19. 9 | 3. 6 | 0. 0 | 112. 0 |
salmon | 20. 0 | 8. 3 | 0. 0 | 153. 0 |
tuna | 26. 0 | 1. 0 | 0. 0 | 115. 0 |
cod liver oil) | 16. 0 | 0. 6 | 0. 0 | 136. 0 |
horse mackerel | 18. 5 | 4. 5 | 0. 0 | 114. 0 |
squid | 18. 0 | 4. 2 | 0. 0 | 110. 0 |
Sardines in oil (canned) | 16. 0 | 17. 7 | 0. 0 | 223. 0 |
Mackerel Blanche. in oil | 13. 1 | 25. 1 | 0. 0 | 278. 0 |
Tomato halibut (canned) | 12. 6 | 5. 4 | 6. 0 | 125. 0 |
candy
Product (per 100 grams of product) | Protein (grams) | Fat (grams) | Carbohydrates (grams) | Energy value (kcal) |
---|---|---|---|---|
jam | 0. 4 | 0. 2 | 74. 5 | 286. 0 |
waffle | 8. 2 | 19. 8 | 53. 1 | 425. 0 |
blood source | 6. 2 | 2. 8 | 75. 5 | 352. 0 |
Marshmallow | 0. 7 | 0 | 75. 5 | 295. 0 |
iris | 3. 1 | 7. 7 | 81. 2 | 384. 0 |
jam | 0. 0 | 0. 2 | 77. 1 | 289. 0 |
Honey | 0. 6 | 0. 0 | 80. 5 | 312. 0 |
sugar | 0. 2 | 0. 0 | 99. 6 | 377. 0 |