Collocations for calorie - noun
ADJECTIVE
excess,
extra
empty
Alcohol has a lot of empty calories.
empty
Alcohol has a lot of empty calories.
daily
total
carbohydrate, fat
Try to reduce the percentage of fat calories (= calories from fat) in your diet.
total
carbohydrate, fat
Try to reduce the percentage of fat calories (= calories from fat) in your diet.
VERB + calorie
contain,
have
consume, eat, ingest
burn, burn off, expend
You need to exercise more to burn off the calories.
consume, eat, ingest
burn, burn off, expend
You need to exercise more to burn off the calories.
cut,
restrict
a calorie-restricted diet
a calorie-restricted diet
count,
watch
I don't count calories, but I am careful about what I eat.
I'm trying to watch my calories at the moment.
I don't count calories, but I am careful about what I eat.
I'm trying to watch my calories at the moment.
calorie + NOUN
consumption,
content,
intake
foods with a high calorie content
foods with a high calorie content
burn (esp. AmE),
expenditure
Mile per mile you get the same calorie burn from walking as from running.
Mile per mile you get the same calorie burn from walking as from running.