Popcorn is a popular snack which is usually available in few different flavors. The air-popped version with no additives has low calories, low fat and is high in fiber, making it a good healthy snack which could fit into your weight-loss diet. In addition to the low calorie and sugar values, air-popped popcorn does not contain any sodium or sugar.

Calories In Popcorn
100 g of air-popped popcorn with no additives contains about 380 Calories. In addition, contains 75g of Carbohydrates, 15g of Dietary fiber. 4g of Fat and 12g of Protein. Popcorn also contains Iron, Vitamins B1 and B2.

You may think, 380 calories is a lot. It is indeed a high value, but when you consider the weight and the quantity of popcorn you consume, your calorie intake is only about 1/10th of that value. A cup full of popcorn is only 8-10g in weight and the amount of calories you intake from a cup of popcorn is around 35-38 which is a very low amount.

Note : You should be careful when you are serving popcorn to children under the age of four due to the ‘risk of choking’, unless its “hulless” popcorn which are specially prepared for children to eliminate the said risk.

This is from an email I received a couple of days ago. It was from a lady named ‘Patricia’, and I have copied and pasted her question from her email below.

Question :
Hi Mark,
Could you please tell me how many calories are there in beetroot? I really like your ‘how many calories’ type posts and I visit your web page at least 2-3 times every week looking for updates.

Answer : First of all I would like to thank Patricia for sending us an email. We are always prepared to answer your questions and even post certain unique content our visitors send us.

A short answer for your question, “How Many Calories In Beetroot?” would be..
There are 180 kJ or 43 kcal of energy in 100g of fresh beetroot.

We have posted an article on “Health Benefits Of Beetroot“, few weeks ago and you could check that article to get more information on nutritional values and health benefits of Beetroot.

Most of my favorite seafood recipes contains shrimp. Consumption of shrimp is considered healthy, regardless of the high cholesterol values they contain, due to the ability of improving LDL to HDL cholesterol ratio in human body, helping the circulatory system. Shrimps are rich in protein, calcium, iodine and also high in vitamin B12.

Calories in shrimp
3 oz. of steamed shrimp contains about 80 calories. The amount of calories in same quantity of fried shrimp will be more than double the amount of calories steamed shrimps contain. This is mainly due the the fatty oils used in the frying process.

In addition to the 80 calories, 3 oz. of shrimp also contain,

• Cholesterol – 160 g
• Protein – 18 g
• Sodium – 200 mg
• No Carbohydrates (zero)

Additional Information on shrimp
Shrimps can be found in both slat and fresh water. These swimming crustaceans are related to prawns. Most people are unable to see a difference between shrimps and prawns, specially after they are cooked (prawns are much bigger in size).

10 simple ways to burn extra calories each day

1. Spend about half an hour playing an outdoor game with your kids in the evening. Kids will be happy and you will burn close to 100 calories in 30 minutes.

2. Resist the temptation to order food in a cafe or a pizza on the phone and spend half an hour to cook a delicious low-calorie meal. An additional advantage – the number of calories consumed is also reduced!

3. Start your day by going for a early morning walk. Maybe take your dog for a walk.

4. Get into a romantic mood and have fifteen minuets of slow dancing with your husband or boyfriend. This will help you strengthen the relationship with your partner, and also burn some extra calories.

5. Find time for hobbies. For example, you can play bowling for about 15 minutes, devote 30 mins to a game of Frisbee, play a game of golf or even play some cards.

6. Take the time to communicate with friends and family. An hour spent in socializing with friends, in online chat, or active e-mail correspondence during the day will also help you burn more extra calories.

7. Plant a few flowers – and enjoy admiring the beauty. Just 20 minutes of gardening every day – and some of those extra calories you consumed early in the day will disappear.

8. Wash your car at home if the weather allows you. Save the money you were thinking about donating to the car wash. This is not just physical labor, but also a good way to get some fresh air and even get a tan!

9. Go to the market, spend some time walking around the stalls and pick up some fresh vegetables and fruits. Burn some calories while buying items for a healthy meal at home.

10. Do not use the elevator. Without a doubt, this advice you’ve heard before. Just don’t not neglect these little things thinking they are silly. Just a few steps climb up that staircase should help your body burn more extra fat.

Our collection of articles on ‘Celebrity Diet Secrets‘
Some of these articles will help you to understand how famous celebrities stay in such great shape. Maybe some of the information in these articles might become useful in achieving your weight loss goals.

Post List – Celebrity Diet

• Christina Lindley Diet Secrets
• Tom Cruise Diet Secrets
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• Usher Diet Secrets
• Janet Jackson Diet Secrets
• Hilary Duff Diet Secrets
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I have decided to create several post lists under ‘Featured Topics’ in order to fine tune the link structure of Everything Calories. This will enable our visitors to easily navigate trough all the articles we have posted on a specific topic. You can see the list of posts on ‘Healthy Recipes’ below.

Healthy Recipes Post List
Fruit Crisp Recipe
Low Fat Breakfast Recipes
Low Calorie Snacks
Low Calorie Muffins
Low Fat Salad Recipes
Low Fat Cheesecake
Low Fat Salad Dressing
Low Fat Pasta Recipes
Low Calorie Cake Recipes
Acorn Squash Cookies

If you would like to submit healthy recipes to Everything Calories, you can send them to mark@everythingcalories.com with your information. Please make sure the recipes you send are unique and properly tested.

Listed below is a list of posts on ‘calories‘ in different types of food. I have further divided them into sub categories for easy navigation. This post list will be updated as we upload related new content.

Fruits
Calories In Bananas
Calories In An Apple
Calories in Grapefruit
Calories in Strawberries
Calories in Watermelon
Avocado Calories
Calories in Papaya
Almonds Calories

Vegetables
Calories in Broccoli
Calories in Carrot
Calories in Vegetables
Calories in Beetroot

Beverages
Calories in Beer
Low Calorie Alcoholic Drinks
Calories In Coca-Cola
Calories In Coffee Drinks

Calories in Almonds :
100 grams or 3.5 oz of Almonds contains 578 calories

Other Nutritional values per 100 grams of almonds :
Contains 20g of carbohydrates, 22g of protein, 51g of fat, 5g of sugars, 12g of dietary fiber and various vitamins and minerals including vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, vitamin C, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Zinc and Iron.

Did you know?

• Almonds are mixed with milk and served hot as a dessert in China.
• Almonds are considered as a nutritive for nervous system and brain in Ayurveda.
• Almonds, for some people may cause allergy

Question : How many calories in sugar?

Answer :
A short answer to this question would be,
1) 100 grams of granulated white sugar contains about 395 calories.
2) Same quantity of brow sugar contains less calories and the amount is about 370.

Two weeks ago we published a detailed report on ‘Nutritional Values Of Sugar‘. Please read it for more information.

Chinese food is delicious. Very few will disagree on that. Mixed seafood noodles, beef in black bean sauce, sweet & sour pork.., mouth watering indeed. I personally love em.. But when it comes to calories, Chinese food may not be the best option if you are trying to lose weight.

Most people think Chines food can be a healthy alternative to other take-away type of foods. The wide assortment of vegetables you see in most of the dishes can be the reason for this. As we all know, vegetables are indeed a healthy option, but don’t get fooled by just looking at all the vegetables in Chinese dishes. Most these vegetables are fried in oil and various fatty sauces are added to the dishes in order to get that ‘yummy taste’ we love. And vegetables like beans and egg plant soak oil making it even worse. With all the oil and sauces going into these dishes, one large portion we get at a regular Chinese Restaurant may even contain more than 500 calories.

A typical meal will consist of a sup of your choice, some appetizers, white rice or noodles and dishes with vegetables and meat. Most of the time, the rice or the noodles we select also may contain meat, fried vegetables and eggs mixed with it.

Let’s go into more details..

Calories In Chinese Food

• Regular serving of Hot & Sour soup – 100 calories
• Spring Roll – about 100 calories each
• Stir fried vegetables – over 500 calories
• Deep fried tofu with vegetables – about 700-800 calories
• Crispy chicken noodles – 600 calories
• Mixed fried rice – little over 1000 calories
• Chicken with black bean sauce – about 700 calories
• Sweet & sour pork – 1200 calories
• Fried prawns with garlic sauce – 800 calories

Above list does not contain every dish you find in Chinese cuisine. The purpose of this list is to show you how high in calories Chinese food can be. Just pick the soup, one appetizer, rice or noodles, one other dish with meat and see the total calorie value. You will realize how high the amount of calories you intake by having a full Chinese food meal. Not to mention the ridiculously high amounts of sodium these dishes contain due to the added salts.

Some tips to minimize the calorie intake
Whenever I go to my favorite Chinese restaurant, I avoid all their fancy rice/noodle dishes and always stick to steamed rice. This helps me reduce the amount of calories and salt going into my body. Another advantage I see is, having steamed rice help you get the proper taste of other dishes. I have noticed this on several occasions.

Have your soup. Its only about 100 calories. Stay away from deep fried and batter fried food items if you can. Enjoy your Chinese food, but know how much of calories and salt you intake by eating them. The aim of this article is not to prevent you from eating such food. But looking at the high calorie intake, limiting the amount of Chinese food you eat will certainly be a much healthier option.

*Please note that the authentic Chinese food people eat in China is much different to the high calorie western versions we eat.