BMR
Basal Metabolic Rate is the minimal caloric requirement needed to sustain life in a resting individual. This is the amount of energy your body would burn if you slept all day (24 hours). If you are interested in how BMR is calculated, this page has the mathematical BMR Formulas
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The BMR formula uses the variables of height, weight, age and gender to calculate the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). This is more accurate than calculating calorie needs based on body weight alone. The only factor it omits is lean body mass and thus the ratio of muscle-to-fat a body has. Remember, leaner bodies need more calories than less leaner ones. Therefore, this equation will be very accurate in all but the very muscular (will underestimate calorie needs) and the very fat (will over-estimate calorie needs). |
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CALORIE : is the unit of measurement that tells us how much energy our body derives from a
particular food item. The food that we consume during the day includes a variety of nutrients and each nutrient provides different
amounts of calories.
Many health conscious people are constantly counting and keeping a track of their calorie intake while there are some of us
who are totally ignorant to the entire concept.
Calorie Chart - As per your total daily calorie needs, choice can be made from Simple Calorie
Chart: Please note that this chart is only a guideline.
Food Categories |
Measure |
Calories |
MILK & MILK PRODUCTS |
Milk (Cow) |
90ml |
50 |
Milk (BuffaIlo) |
45ml |
50 |
Cheese |
15 gms |
50 |
Butter |
1 tbsp |
50 |
Ghee |
1 tbsp |
50 |
FRUIT |
Apple |
1 Small |
50-60 |
Banana |
1/2 Medium |
50-60 |
Grapes |
20 Small |
50-60 |
Mango |
1 Small |
50-60 |
Musambi |
1 Medium |
50-60 |
Orange |
1 Small |
50-60 |
CEREAL |
Cooked Cereal |
1/2 Cup |
80 |
Rice cooked |
25 gms |
80 |
Chapatti |
1 Medium |
80 |
STARCHY VEGETABLES |
Potato |
1 Medium |
80 |
Dais |
1 Large katori |
80 |
Mixed vegetables |
150 gms |
80 |
PROTEIN / MEAT |
Fish |
50 gms |
55 |
Mutton |
1 oz. |
75 |
Egg (Hen) |
2 pieces |
100 |
COOKED FOOD |
Biscuit (Sweet) |
15 gms |
70 |
Cake (plain) |
50 gmss |
135 |
Cake (Rice Chocolate) |
50 gms |
225 |
Dosa (plain) |
1 Medium |
120 |
Dosa (Masala) |
1 Medium |
250 |
Pakoras |
50 gms |
175 |
Puri |
1 Large |
85 |
Samosa |
1 Piece |
140 |
Vada (Medu) |
1 Small |
70 |
MAIN DISH |
Biryani (Mutton) |
1 Cup |
225 |
Biryani (Veg.) |
1 Cup |
200 |
Curry (Chicken) |
100 gms |
225 |
Curry (Veg.) |
100 gms |
130 |
Fried Fish |
85 gms |
140 |
Pullav (Veg.) |
100 gms |
130 |
SWEET DISH |
Carrot Halwa |
50 gms |
300 |
JaIebi |
20 gms |
100 |
Kheer |
100 gms |
180 |
Rasgulla |
150 gms |
140 |
BEVERAGES |
Beer |
12 FI. oz |
150 |
Cola |
200 ml |
90 |
Wine |
3.5 Fl. oz |
85 |
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