Daily Calorie Intake Calculator
Calories are all about energy. One calorie is the amount of energy it takes to raise one liter of water one degree Celsius. In food, a calorie is a little burst of energy that, rather than heating water, fuels thoughts, movements and every other operation in the physical body.
The phrase “this cookie has 210 calories” actually means, to someone with a bioscience background, “this cookie has 210 kilo-calories”, or 210,000 calories in the water heating terms just described. For kitchen purposes stick to the accepted layman’s calorie, but know that it’s an abbreviation.
Why be Calorie Conscious?
In America and increasingly all over the world, overweight and obesity are epidemic. That’s more than a cosmetic concern, as overweight increases the risk for a wide variety of life-threatening illnesses and even early death.