Sentences with phrase «equivalent caloric amount»

This is why you can eat two meals of an equivalent caloric amount, but depending on the macronutrient composition of the meals, the number of calories left for use (and storage) by the body after digestion can vary greatly.

Not exact matches

So whether you eat two big meals or five smaller meals per day, as long as the caloric content and macronutrient distribution remains the same, at the end of the day, you'll have burned an equivalent amount of energy digesting your meals.

The healthy fats in avocados keep you «satisfied longer» and are «less caloric than the equivalent amount of butter or mayonnaise,» explains registered dietitian Lauren O'Connor.