Diet and Health - With Key to the Calories by Lulu Hunt Peters
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buttermilk; 10 chocolate creams; 1 bag peanuts; 1 pat butter; 1 piece
pie. 3. Name foods low in caloric value. Why are they valuable? 4. How many calories of bread and butter do you daily consume? 5. Reckon your usual caloric intake. How much of it is in excess of your needs? 6. Memorize caloric value of foods you are fond of. _This Table of Foods, With the C Given Per Oz. Will Help You_ The caloric value of pure fat is 255 C per oz., dry starches and sugars (carbohydrates), and protein (the meat element), is 113. This means fats are 2-1/4 times more fattening than other foods. Most foods contain considerable water, so the following is an approximate table of foods 'as is.' I have given round numbers in the table so you can more easily remember them. _Memorize it_. Calories per oz. Fats 255 Nuts, edible part 200 Sugar 115 Cream cheese 110 Cottage cheese (no fat) 30 Breads 75 |
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