Many dogs will still want more food and it takes some resolve on the part of their humans to resist feeding
a lot of additional calories in the form of treats, though.
Hemp is nutritious but is only 30 to 50 % protein by weight, which means it also comes with
a lot of additional calories.
Not exact matches
Yes, a
lot of assumptions were made here (and I'm sure you could argue plus or minus 10 - 25 % for ANY
of these numbers), but this hopefully puts it a bit in perspective - ~ 200
calories of glycogen is about 50 grams
of carbohydrates, and given the body can synthesize around 15 - 20 grams
of glycogen per hour, and is doing so during the workout from any food remaining in the gut, unless you haven't eaten in 12 hours you really only need ~ 30
additional grams
of carbohydrates post workout,
of which the body will use about 15 - 20 per hour to top off your stores.
Don't forget that raw veggies have minimal caloric content, so you can make soups out
of things like kale, spinach, radish, squash etc that will a
lot of extra nutrients without much, if any,
additional calories.
It may not be the most enjoyable thing in the world for a
lot of trainees, but performing regular cardio is an effective means
of controlling body fat levels through
additional calorie burning, improving metabolic conditioning, optimizing nutrient partitioning and even enhancing recovery in between weight training sessions in some cases.
You can also view
additional deep dives we held with nutrition and performance innovators like our webcast with Dr. John La Puma, and our webcast with The
Calorie Myth's Jonathan Bailor, in Part 1 or Part 2 (
lots of information).
With every 1 lb
of increased muscle mass, you can burn an
additional 50
calories per day — doesn't sound a
lot in a day but multiply that over a year and that equates to 18,250
calories which is the equivalent
of keeping 5 lbs
of fat at bay per year.
Taking into consideration that 100g
of chia seeds have about 500
calories, eating
additional food with a
lot of calories may influence your weight negatively.
Unless your dog lives outdoors or spends a
lot of time outdoors during the winter, he or she often needs no
additional calories during the winter chill.