Daily caloric intake should provide enough energy for your body to function when it is at rest, digesting food and performing physical activity. To maintain your weight, you must consume no more or fewer calories than your body burns each day through exercise and basic functioning.
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Frank Martoccio introduced the PayDay candy bar in 1932. The 52-gram bar combines sweet caramel and salty peanuts. Most candy bars have high fat and sugar content, and PayDay is no exception.
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Although Cineworld Cinemas did not, as of 2010, publish nutrition information for the products in its concessions, several news stories provided insight into their calorie content. Use nutritional information to help you make smarter snacking choices.
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The doner kebab, a Turkish dish made with lamb meat and served in pita bread, is a popular late-night snack for pub-goers in the United Kingdom. These salty treats pack a high-calorie punch. A 2006 council survey, coordinated by the local council body, LACORS, tested 490 kebabs from around the U.K.
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Pierogies are a type of Eastern European -- Polish, Russian and Ukrainian -- dumpling stuffed with potatoes, cheese, sauerkraut, meat and even fruit. They often make an appearance at European Orthodox churches at Christmas Eve, yet many grocery stores carry frozen varieties that you can cook at home.
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Pineapple contains few calories per serving and no fat or cholesterol. Like other fruits, it provides a good source of many essential nutrients. One whole pineapple contains several individual servings, so share with a friend or store leftovers in the refrigerator or freezer after cutting it.
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When fruits ripen, their starch content turns into sugar, according to the "Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition." Naturally occurring sugars like those in apples should account for most of your sugar intake. Apples provide a better source of important nutrients than most foods with added sugars.
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Diabetics must monitor their diets carefully to keep blood-sugar levels under control and prevent complications. As with healthy adults, a diabetic's caloric needs depend on gender, weight and physical activity level. If you have diabetes, discuss your calorie and nutrition requirements with your doctor or dietitian.
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Herbal teas typically contain boiled water and dried fruits, herbs or flowers. Some herbal tea ingredients provide good sources of nonheme iron, a type of plant-based dietary iron.
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In volleyball, a team of six players works together to return the ball to the opposing team’s side of the net in three hits or fewer. Players may contact the ball with any part of the body during a hit, but if they violate other rules about playing the ball, they risk losing points for their team.
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Most fruits contain no fat or very small amounts of fats. No fruits contain cholesterol, and even fat-containing fruits fit into a healthy diet. You should try to get at least nine servings, or about 4½ cups, of fruits and vegetables every day, according to the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Vitamin B12 plays an important role in many body functions, including red blood cell formation, DNA synthesis, hemoglobin synthesis and protein and fat metabolism. Vitamin B12 also plays an essential role in neurological function.
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Iron supplements can help prevent or treat iron deficiency anemia, a condition characterized by lack of healthy red blood cells and hemoglobin. Fiber supplements can help you meet your daily fiber needs, helping to prevent constipation and diverticulitis.
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Sugar, a quickly digested simple carbohydrate, contains 4 calories per gram and provides no essential nutrients. Like adults, teens should limit their daily intake of sugar, especially sugars added during processing to foods such as sodas, candies, pastries and snacks.
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Volleyball setters use their hands to hit the ball and put it in good position for the hitter or attacker to spike it into the opponent’s court. Setting requires specialized training and practice.
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Snowshoes enable you to explore the winter landscape more easily. Whether you want to buy recreational, adventure, backcountry or fitness snowshoes, you’ll need to choose snowshoes in the right size that will support your weight.
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In sports, “overtime” usually refers to the extension of a game or match to break a tie between two teams. When two baseball teams remain tied at the end of nine innings, the game continues into extra innings, a form of overtime.
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The elliptical machine offers a low-impact alternative to treadmills and stair climber machines. Working out on an elliptical trainer puts less stress on knee and hip joints than running or walking on a treadmill. The elliptical machine works a range of muscles in the legs.
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In badminton, players use rackets to hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a net. Badminton equipment must meet certain rules and specifications. The Badminton World Federation’s Laws of Badminton provide a standard for equipment in competitive badminton.
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Dramatic changes in pressure affect your ears and sinuses. You might have experienced ear popping as an airplane descends, for example. As you descend to begin a dive, the pressure increases dramatically with increased depth.
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