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a calorie is a calorie....OR IS IT???

robct1978 Posts: 120 Joined: 2003/03/20	2003/11/12, 12:55 PM Ok ive been meaning to ask this forever but i always forget, i hope everyones doing good and workin out to the max!! hehe anyways is a calorie jsut a calorie??? I see on products calories... then fat calories... IE like yougurt. 150 calories from fat or 50 or something... now i hear in the us they are going to have to post transfat calories.. to add to the confusion and hysteria!! arrtghhh help me!! haha
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/11/12, 01:57 PM Well a calorie is a calorie, but there are good ones and bad ones. Obviously the 150 calories I get from 5oz of chicken breast are better for me than the 150 I would get from a half cup of ice cream. The chicken has very little fat and the ice cream has a lot. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
agamble Posts: 1,029 Joined: 2003/09/22	2003/11/12, 02:14 PM Yes, but the ice cream tastes better :)
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/11/12, 02:32 PM All calories are not created equal. The best way to get your calories in is dependent on what you are trying to achieve. If for instance, you are dieting, you want nutrient dense foods as compared to calorie dense foods. Look for foods low in calorie density so that you could consume more total grams, but the same amount of calories, due to a smaller unit density. This would produce much higher feeling of satiety (fullness). For example, 80 grams of rib beef roast adds up to 315 calories, while 1 turkey burger, the equivalent of 112 grams, adds up to only 130 calories. You can add a cup or 2 of veggies and a salad, and be full and still not approach the calories of the beef alone. If you are trying to gain, then you want calorie dense foods like 2 tbsp. of peanut butter is 200 calories. If you plan your diet correctly, you should not be hungry, while eating nutrient dense foods and burning fat at the same time. -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/11/12, 03:20 PM Ron is right. In addition: carbs and protein are worth 4 kCals each, while fat is 9. And, some Kcals are "converted" to fat storage more easily than others. All things to take into account... Hope that helps! -------------- Michael Trample the weak; hurdle the dead! Chaos, Panic, Disorder.... Yes, my work here is done!