CaloriesBy Rachel Kish

• Do you even know what a calorie is?

• Calories measure energy, heat energy in particular.

• One calorie is the energy you need to heat one gram of water by one degree Celsius.

• When you eat more calories than you can use, your body will store them as fat.

• This fat is a pain.

•Like McDonalds for breakfast? •Sausage Egg McMuffin:

–342 calories

•Hash Brown : –136 calories

•Coffee: –40 calories

•TOTAL: 538 CALORIES!

•Some A & W for lunch?

•Mozza Burger : –560 calories

•Fries: –400 calories

•Root Beer: –488 calories

•TOTAL : 1448 CALORIES!

•Burger King for supper?

•Whopper : –670 calories

•Fries : –360 calories

•Coke: –200 calories

•TOTAL : 1230 CALORIES!

•That all adds up to….

• I took a few guesses…

Mr. Brannon:–Height : 6 feet 2 inches–Weight : 190 pounds –Active : 3 times a week

• 2152 is the number of calories that Mr. Brannon should consume in a day

• 3246 is 1094 calories OVER that amount• A person who is active twice a day –

3094 calories• Mr. Brannon's fast food diet exceeds this

amount by 152 calories. • You could eat like this if

– You had a highly physical job– Were physically active at least once a

day

Calories add up fastWatch what you eat

Make healthy choicesBe active

Think!

• http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

• http://calorielab.com/restaurants/mcdonalds/1

• http://calorielab.com/restaurants/a-and-w/96

• http://calorielab.com/restaurants/burger-king/3