How many calories in a cup of tea?
This is a tricky question to answer. I had to ask several people I know and read some online documents to verify certain facts. Final answer is below.

If you consider only tea, that is without sugar or milk, a cup of tea will have will have zero (0) calories. Adding milk, sugar, cream or any other sweetener will add calories to your cup of tea. The amount of calories added will depend on the type of milk/sugar added and the quantity.

Example : Granulated white sugar will add slightly more calories compared to adding same amount brown sugar (Read about: Calories in sugar).

Take following facts into consideration..

• One teaspoon of sugar contains about 18 calories
• A single cup of skim milk contains about 10 calories.

Now do the math,
If you use 2 x teaspoons of sugar and 1 cup of skim milk, your cup of tea will contain 28 calories.

Iced tea made with tea bags, ice cubes and water, does not contain any calories. But the commercially mixed ones you buy may have calories due to added sweeteners.

For people who want to fight obesity and moderate the intake of sugar, green tea would be the ideal drink. Green tea has many other health benefits as well. ( Read about : Benefits of green tea)

Answer : Between 255 and 260 calories are present in an average size (hand-sized) Bagel With Cream Cheese.

More Information on Bagels
As we all know a bagel is a ring-shaped bread product. The Russian version of the bagel is called ‘bubliks’ and it is much larger in size compared to what we get in USA and Europe. The name ‘bagel’ has originated from the word “beugal” which means bow or bale. Bagels were introduced to the United States by immigrant Jews according to Wikipedia.

Answer :

One cup of boiled potatoes with the skin contains about 27g of carbohydrates.

Without skin, 1 cup of potatoes contains about 31g of carbs. This shows that skin contains less carbs compared to the flesh.

See the list below for more details..
100g of baked potatoes with skin contains 21g of carbohydrates.
100g of raw potatoes (flesh + skin) contains 17.5g of carbs
Raw and unprepared Sweet-potatoes (100g) contains 18g of carbs.

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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.

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.

Answer
There are about 80 calories in a small pita bread.
The large (6-1/2″ dia), contains about 200 calories.

Answer: “Nutrient density” has several meanings and are explained below.

Nutrient Density explained as a simple formula :

ND = Nutrient Content / Total Energy Content

Nutrient density is the ratio of grams value of the nutrient content(vitamins and minerals etc.) to the kilo calorie value of its total energy content. In other words “a measure of the nutrients obtained per calorie..”

Lets take an example..

1. A fresh apple containing 60 calories, few grams of fiber and various vitamins and minerals.
2. A small glass of apple juice with the same amount of calories (60) but no fiber and less vitamins and minerals.

In the above case, option #1 is the more nutrient-dense choice since it gives you more nutrients per calorie of energy you intake. Knowing about the nutrient density will help you choose more healthy food choices and it will help you improve your physical health and physical activities in your activities.

Another definition for nutrient density would be the ratio of food energy from carbohydrate/protein/fat to the total energy.

It can be also defined as the ratio of the nutrient composition to the nutrient requirements of the human body.

Whichever way you want it to describe, any nutrient-dense food will be a good choice to have since it will provide you more nutrition always compared to the same quantity of non-nutrient-dense food and you will intake less calories always by eating nutrient-dense food.

As empty calories will always cause you to gain weight, it is essential to cut down foods with empty calories if you are trying to lose weight. You can achieve your wight loss goals by having a balanced diet with adequate amount of vitamins and minerals. In order to do so, replace the empty-calorie foods with fruits and vegetables which are nutrient-dense foods. Every Dietitian we know recommend this.

Below find a list of foods known to contain empty calories mostly.

1. All forms of alcohol, including wine, beer, hard liqueur.
2. Foods with high amount of added sugar. (candy, various kinds of sweets and ice cream are good examples).
3. White rice and white bread. (refined grains)
4. Foods with saturated fat like butter and lard.
5. Fried chicken, hamburgers, sausages, certain pizza and similar foods with high amounts of fat.

How many calories in fruit?
Fruits have little or no fat. Regular consumption of fresh fruit will reduce risks of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Fruit is a great health food and should be an essential part of your diet.

Fruits do contain calories and the table below has a list of fruits with corresponding calorie values. If you are trying to maintain or lose weight, the information below may help you in balancing you diet.

Calories in fruit : The List
The table below contains different fruit types with their respective calorie content.

Lowest Calorie Fruits
By looking at the data above, its difficult to figure out which fruits contain lowest amount of calories, since the quantities are different.

According to the information on most health related websites, ripe red tomatoes contain the lowest amount of calories (botanically speaking, tomato is a fruit). Next in line are strawberries, watermelon, Asian pears, papayas, peaches, raspberries and cantaloupes.

Bananas, mangoes and kiwi fruits contain high amount of calories. Avocados contain the most amount of calories with, close to 150 calories per 100 grams.

Apples are a great way for people on a diet to lose weight.

But just how many calories are in an apple?
Find the answers below.

• A medium apple contains about 110 calories so you can expect about 65 calories per cup of quartered or chopped apples. If the peeling is removed, this will drop down further.
• Every ounce of apple contains about 16 calories.
• One cup of applesauce contains about 100 calories.

Note : Like many other fruits, Apples are good for your health. Apple fibers will help keep you regulated and help fight disease. Also, fiber tends to fill you up before you eat too many calories. If you have a weight problem, stop eating fried chicken or ham…, not fruits.