Calorie Dense Foods.

Hi Guys,

Today I want to talk about calorie dense foods.

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These are foods that contain a very high amount of calories.

Calories are the basic unit of energy found in all foods and are necessary to maintain the body's vital functions or basil metabolic rate.

Eating too many calories causes a person to become overweight and obese, increasing their chances of heart disease, type II diabetes, and cancer.  

What Are The Foods That Are High In Calories?

I have prepared a top 10 list.

• Animal Fats such as Lard, Tallow and Fish Oil.  Tallow, lard, and fish oils all top the list providing 902 calories per 100 gram serving. 
• Vegetable Oils such as Soybean, Peanut, Palm, Olive.  Purified vegetable fats do not lag far behind animal fats.  Vegetable oils provide 884 calories  per 100 gram serving.
• Nuts and seeds such as Macadamia and Sesame.   Packed with vitamins, minerals, and heart healthy fats and fibers, nuts and seeds are a great snack food, particularly if they are dry roasted unsalted.  They are, however, extremely high calorie, pilinuts have the most with 719 calories  per 100 gram serving. 
•  Salad dressing.  Usually packed with the fats and oils that top this list, salad dressings have earned a bad reputation with dieters trying to lose weight by eating salad.  The salad dressing with the most calories is French with 631 calories per 100g serving that is 88 calories per tablespoon.
•  Peanut butter.  100 grams will provide 588 calories.
•  Junk food.  Junk food ranges from the candy bar, to peanut brittle and toffee.  Most junk food will carry around 560 calories per 100 gram serving.
• Dark Chocolate.   Dark chocolate is a nutrient and antioxidant packed food that is well worth the calories and best eaten in moderation. One hundred grams of pure baking chocolate will provide 501 calories.
•  Cheese.  A vegetarian source of protein, and also a good source of calcium, cheese is a tasty addition to most any dish.  The Norwegian Gjetost has the most calories with 466 per 100 gram serving.
•  Fried food.  Fried foods are eaten in large servings and also incorporate the oils that top this list. Fast food fried chicken tops the list at 463 calories per 100 grams serving.
•  Processed meat.  Typically high in animal fats as well as the vitamins from their internal organs, these processed meats are also high in calories. Foie Gras, the pâté made from goose liver, has the most calories with 462 calories per 100 gram serving.

Tomorrow I will be looking at which foods in the list are safe to eat and which ones should be avoided.

Speak to you tomorrow.

Stephen Hart