Calorie Counting Guide: Intake for Muscle & Weight Loss

Determining how many calories you need depends on your fitness goals, whether you are a marathon runner or a weightlifter. Use intake formulas to calculate your needs for muscle gain or sustainable weight loss.

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Calories in Egg Drop and Wonton Soup

Starting off your meal with a broth-based soup, such as egg drop or wonton soup, can help you fill up with fewer calories since they are low in energy density, or calories per gram.

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Avocado Roll Calories

When the sushi craving hits, avocado rolls are a smart choice if you're watching your weight. Lower in calories than most other rolls, these savory treats provide healthy, monounsaturated fat from avocados to help you feel satisfied.

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Calories in Ginger Beer

Made with ginger root, sugar and carbonated water, ginger beer is typically served as a non-alcoholic beverage similar to ginger ale. Some ginger beers, however, do contain alcohol. Because both alcohol and sugar calories are void of nutrition beyond the caloric energy, consume these drinks in moderation.

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Coffee Beans

How Many Calories Are in 7-11 Coffee?

While 7-11's black coffee is a very low-calorie drink, its flavored coffee beverages contain added sugar and fat, making them off-limits if you're watching your waistline. If you can't resist a sweet morning brew, stick with the smallest cup size to avoid diet sabotage.

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Calories in Cheerios With Milk

Eating breakfast helps you control your weight, gives you energy and helps you concentrate. A whole-grain cereal, such as Cheerios, served with milk can be part of a nutritious breakfast, especially if you also eat a serving of fruit.

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How Many Calories Does Watermelon Have?

Watermelon lives up to its name big time. This colorful, refreshing fruit, with its dramatic light-and-dark-green rind and its juicy pinkish-red interior, is actually over 91 percent water, which makes it super low in calories: 1 cup of diced watermelon contains a mere 46 calories.

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How Many Calories in Svedka Vodka?

Like all types of alcohol, vodka provides energy from calories but has no nutritional benefit. This means that it may lead to weight gain while offering none of the essential vitamins or minerals that come from whole foods. For this and other reasons, moderate consumption is key.

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How Many Calories Are in Powerade

Powerade is a brand of electrolyte-based sports drinks that comes in a variety of fruit flavors. Powerade is a non-carbonated beverage that helps restore your body's balance of electrolytes, according to the manufacturer labeling.

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Calories in Ketel One Vodka

A distilled spirit, Ketel One vodka contains significantly fewer calories per serving than most beers or sweet liqueurs. However, a serving of vodka is a single shot of just 1 to 1.5 ounces.

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Tecate Beer Calories

As far as beers go, Tecate is on the lighter side, as it has somewhat fewer calories than the average brew. Drinking too much of any beer, however, can put you on the fast track to weight gain, so consume in moderation to spare your figure.

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Calories in One Cup of Tea

Tea comes in a few different varieties, including black, green, oolong and white teas. All these types are prepared by steeping tea leaves in water, and all have the same amount of calories. While plain, freshly steeped tea is low in calories, adding milk or sugar can raise the calorie count significantly.

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Sugar

How Many Calories are in 1 Cup of Splenda Brand Sugar for Baking?

Splenda is a natural sugar substitute made from sucralose and maltodextrin. While it is touted as being a "no calorie" sweetener, this is only true when you use small amounts. When substituting for sugar in baking or other recipes, you must consider the calorie content per cup.

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Red Lentil Soup

How Many Calories in Lentil Soup?

Lentil soup is hearty and filling, but it won't break the calorie bank if you stick to the suggested serving size. Its satisfying nature is mainly because of the high fiber content in lentils.

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Daily Caloric Requirements for Athletes

In addition to regular training, consuming the proper caloric intake every day helps to boost your athletic performance. Often this caloric intake depends upon a number of factors, including gender, body type and size, activities performed and performance goals.

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Prawn Cocktail

Shrimp Cocktail Calories

Whether you visit a fancy steakhouse or a restaurant with a seafood buffet, you don't have to look hard to find a shrimp cocktail. Celebrated chef and food writer James Beard once called the shrimp cocktail the most popular appetizer in the country, according to an "Orlando Sentinel" article.

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How Many Calories Are in Big, White-Bread Rolls?

Large, white-bread rolls contain energy from calories, but are short on nutrients, compared to their whole-grain counterparts. In addition, refined flour in white bread is rapidly digested, causing a spike and crash in blood sugar.

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Penne Alla Vodka

The Calories in Penne Alla Vodka

Penne alla vodka consists of penne topped with Parmesan cheese and a tomato-based sauce containing crushed red pepper, cream and vodka. As with any pasta dish, a large part of controlling the number of calories you consume is watching your serving size.

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Lasagne

How Many Calories Does Lasagna Have?

Lasagna is a classic comfort food, mixing the gooey texture of cheese with tender pasta and tangy tomato sauce. Depending on the ingredients you use, however, this dish can either be a diet buster or a sensible meal.

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spaghetti and meatballs

The Calories in Meatballs

The calories in pan-fried meatballs made with beef, pork or lamb can really add up if you don't watch your serving size. Making your meatballs with lower-calorie ingredients, such as chicken, turkey or fish, and baking or steaming them can help you limit the amount of calories you consume.

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