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For packaged foods, the calorie count is not always accurate. The FDA allows package labels to be off by as much as 20%.

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Each food label lists the total number of Calories and also the number of Calories that come from what?

calories from fat


How many calories is in a easy mac cup?

All food packaging lists calorie content. 5000000000000000000 calories


How many calories is a piece of salt water taffy?

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Where is a website for food calorie lists.?

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What is the relationship between size and calories?

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When you go to the market what can you use as a guide to learn the number of calories in food?

You may find a good program to use to track the amount of calories in food at the following website..www.keepandshare.com/htm/lists/free_food_calories_list.php


How do I count calories to lose weight?

I would go to a book store, and buy a book on counting calories. It will have lists of food and the calories they have per serving. It would be very helpful especially when you first start out dieting.


Does more calories in same amount of food fill you up more?

Not always, no.


The Nutrition Facts Panel on a food label lists the following information for amounts per serving 111 calories 23 calories from fat What percentage of the calories are provided by fat?

23 divded by 111 = 0.207 times 100 = 20.7%


Is it healthy to count calories all the time?

it is more useful to keep a food diary that tells you what you have eaten rather than counting all the calories because it might not be accurate at all.


What are food exchange lists?

Each food exchange contains a known amount of calories in the form of protein, fat, or carbohydrate. A patient's diet plan will consist of a certain number of exchanges from each food category


What can calories do?

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