On this page I could give you an exhaustive list of foods with the calorie amount per food along side that list. But if I did, you would need to continuously refer to that list to keep up with your diet. So in order to help you, I will show you how to calculate the calories in any food item by using the nutritional information guide on the packaging. This will give you some idea as to the calorie content in what you eat. Please see the list below:

1 gram of Carbohydrates has 4 calories

1 gram of Protein has 4 calories

1 gram of Fat has 9 calories

Therefore if you look at the nutritional information on the packaging of a Cadburys snack bar you will see that the protein content is 1.8g, carbohydrate content is 15.6g and fat content is 7.2g. Therefore, make the following calculation:

(protein) . . . . . . . . 1.8 x 4 = 7.2

+

(carbohydrates). . 15.6 x 4 = 62.4

+

(fat) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 x 9 = 64.8

=

Calorie content = 134.4

With the above information in mind, take a look at the average recommended daily calorie intake per person:

1940 calories per day for women

2550 calories per day for men

The above guidelines should be taken as a guide. For example, people who may be actively involved in strenuous sport activities will need more calories per day than somebody that is not as active. Everybody is different and have a unique recommended daily calorie intake, but the average daily recommendation can be used as a very good guideline.

Now, in order for you to stay healthy, you must maintain a balanced diet. For example, you still have to maintain a balanced intake of each of the three main food composites. It is usually recommended that of your daily food intake, 45 – 55% should be carbohydrates, 25 – 35% should be protein and 10 – 20% should be fats. But in order to loose weight you will have to burn more calories in a day than you consume in that day.

Here’s a good example of how you can loose 1 lbs per week. Bare in mind that in order to loose 1 lbs you must burn 3500 calories. So if you decrease your daily calorie intake by 300 calories and exercise in a way that will burn 200 calories you will burn 500 calories per day, therefore 3500 calories or 1 lbs per week. At this rate you will be likely to loose 1 stone in 14 weeks if you stick to this regime every day. In order to burn 200 calories you will need to run generally for 21 minutes.

For much greater depth, detail and for your understanding I would highly recommend that you my free weight loss guide in which I discuss the various components which together make the food you eat i.e. protein, carbohydrates, fats, e.c.t. It also takes a look at your metabolism and how physical activity can help with your weight management and is full of other useful tips and advice to help you loose and manage your weight more effectively.