noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ excess , extra
▪ empty
▪
Alcohol has a lot of empty ~s.
▪ daily
▪ total
▪ carbohydrate , fat
▪
Try to reduce the percentage of fat ~s ( = 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 ~s.
▪ cut , restrict
▪
a calorie-restricted diet
▪ count , watch
▪
I don't count ~s, but I am careful about what I eat.
▪
I'm trying to watch my ~s at the moment.
CALORIE + NOUN
▪ consumption , content , intake
▪
foods with a high ~ content
▪ burn ( esp. AmE ), expenditure
▪
Mile per mile you get the same ~ burn from walking as from running.
PHRASES
▪ high in ~s , low in ~s
▪
Vegetables are relatively low in ~s.