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Discretionary Calories
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How do I count the discretionary calories I eat?
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The chart provides a quick guide to the number of discretionary calories in some common foods.  It is very easy to exceed your discretionary calorie allowance, even when making careful food choices. Fats are concentrated sources of calories. Even small amounts of foods high in solid fats will use up the discretionary calorie allowance quickly.

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This page was last updated on September 11, 2008 02:16 PM


Discretionary Calories

    What are discretionary calories?
    How many can I have?
    What are "solid fats"?
    How are solid fats different from oils?
    How to count the solid fats?
    What are "added sugars"?
    How to count the discretionary calories

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    Oils
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