Find what works for you
Once you realize that calories do count and that a wholesome meal plan is important, you can then plan the meals yourself. Remember, there is no single “right” way – you need to suit your needs to achieve your goals.
Use this calorie chart to formulate a plan that works best for you.
Fruits
| Apple | 1 small(100 gm)& 60 calories |
| Banana | 1 small (200 gm) 139 calories |
| Mango | 1 small (100 gm) 74 calories |
| Grapes | 20 Nos. (100 gm) 71 calories |
| Melon | 1 slice (100 gm) 17 calories |
| Orange | 1 medium (100 gm) 72 calories |
| Peach | 1 medium (100 gm) 50 calories |
| Pear | 1 medium (150 gm) 75 calories |
| Papaya | 1 slice (100 gm) 35 calories |
| Pineapple | 1 slice (100 gm) 46 calories |
| Pomegranate | 1 serving (100 gm) 70 calories |
Vegetables (uncooked)
| Carrot | 1 medium (60 gm) 29 calories |
| Capsicum | 1 medium (100 gm) 24 calories |
| Cauliflower | 1 medium ( 500 gm) 30 calories |
| Cucumber | 1 medium (150 gm) 20 calories |
| French | beans 100 gm 26 calories |
| Okra | 100 gm 35 calories |
| Lettuce | 100 gm 20 calories |
| Spinach | 100 gm 26 calories |
| Onion | 1 medium (50 gm) 25 calories |
| Potato | 1 medium (60 gm) 57 calories |
| Tomato | 1 medium (60 gm) 10 calories |
| Radish | 1 small (150 gm) 25 calories |
Oil
| Butter | 1tsp (5gm) 36 calories |
| Ghee | 1tsp (5gm) 45 calories |
| Oil | 1tsp (5gm) 40 calories |
Sugar
| White sugar | 1tsp (5gm) 20 calories 1tsp (5gm) |
| Honey | 1tsp (5gm) 15 calories |
| Jaggery | 5gm 19 calories |
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