How to Use calorie in a Sentence

calorie

noun
  • The diet's focus on fats, even healthy fats, may lead to an unplanned increase in calories.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Bird feeders should also be taken down in months when bears are active because the high-calorie seed attracts bears.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2021
  • Grapes are naturally a low-calorie, fat-free food with a relatively low glycemic index.
    Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2021
  • Jump roping is a vigorous, calorie-burning workout that works your whole body, Santas said.
    Janelle Davis, CNN, 6 June 2021
  • My best approximation of the flavor is that of the raisins from bottom-shelf, vegan, low-calorie rum-raisin ice cream.
    Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 9 June 2021
  • Allulose is a low-calorie sweetener that can be found in the baking aisle of many major supermarkets.
    Star Tribune, 14 May 2021
  • Many backpackers eat high calorie food, often of the junk food variety, while on multi-day outdoor adventures.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 11 June 2021
  • But many customers gravitate to calorie bombs such as the half-pound Tom Burger ($11.49).
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The morning of the merge, my tribe had been without a single calorie — no food, no coconuts, no nothing — for about 36 hours, and having pretty scarce food for a few days leading up to that.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 June 2021
  • Read labels to choose low-calorie food, or ask Fred's veterinarian to recommend an appropriate diet.
    Lee Pickett, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2021
  • Nearly 60 percent of the calories adults in the United States consume come from ultraprocessed foods like hot dogs, lunch meats, sodas and certain snacks and baked goods.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The remote keeps track of the time, calories burned, etc.
    Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Take a break from the crowds and work off the calories with a swan boat ride.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Over 40% of our calories come from rice, wheat, and corn alone.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 May 2023
  • The party crowd works off the calories during the day to hit the night life on the Hip Strip by night.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Just stick to one bar at a time, since too many can load on the calories, says Gomer.
    Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Adding two patties and more sauce adds more fat and calories to the Big Mac.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Once puppies reach the age of 4 months, their calorie needs change.
    Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Still, the bears burn calories—sometimes more than 4,000 per day.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Theme parks don’t always have to be lines and strollers and high-calorie snacks.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • It is prepared with lots of cream cheese and blue cheese which can ramp up the calories and fat.
    Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Yes, this was Padres-Dodgers Light with some of the taste and none of the regular-season calories.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Sucralose gives it its sweetness and keeps the calorie count at 10 per can.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Pears are a low-calorie, fat-free and sodium-free treat all on their own.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2021
  • That brings their entire calorie intake for the day to around 800.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2022
  • One of our favorite high-calorie snacks is overnight oats.
    Good Housekeeping, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Those high-fat foods have nine calories per gram of fat, which is more than that found in carbs and proteins.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 5 June 2023
  • Plus, said serving size adds less than one calorie to your meal.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Get more bang for your bite with our best low-calorie recipes―all 500 calories (or less!).
    Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022
  • But a cook can tweak those favorites to be more calorie-conscious.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021

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