{"id":878,"date":"2017-04-01T14:30:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T12:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mediquo.com\/?p=878"},"modified":"2020-11-04T12:55:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T11:55:57","slug":"foods-high-in-calories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/en\/nutrition\/foods-high-in-calories\/","title":{"rendered":"5 foods high in calories that you should not eliminate from your diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>What are you doing eating that?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s bad, fattening, will make you feel bad\u2026 Who has not heard something like this before? A healthy diet does not mean you have to give up these cravings that we enjoy so much. All of these foods are necessary so that our body can function properly, including those foods high in calories. In fact, as long as they are taken in moderation, we do not have to feel badly when we try a mouthful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Dr. S\u00f2nia Cibri\u00e1n, Nutrition specialist of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\">mediQuo<\/a>, \u201cIt is important to know the caloric contribution that certain foods have, so that you don\u2019t give those up. A food that contributes high calories can also be healthy. Therefore, moderate consumption can be beneficial for your health.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Cibri\u00e1n analyzes 5 foods that, in spite of high calories, <strong>should not be eliminated from our diets<\/strong>: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nuts<\/strong>:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one 100gr of nuts support one 600kcal, but also omega3, fiber, protein, vitamin E and selenium. Thus, it is advisable to take a small handful, 6-8 walnuts or almonds mid-morning or to have a snack to take advantage of all of it\u2019s benefits without exceeding calories. In a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ddition, people that consume nuts regularly in their diet have less risks in the development of cardiovascular diseases and coronaries, according to a report presented in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acc.org\/about-acc\/press-releases\/2017\/11\/13\/14\/08\/eating-regular-variety-of-nuts-associated-with-lower-risk-of-heart-disease\">Journal of the American College of Cardiology<\/a>, one of the principal journals of Cardiology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Avocado<\/strong>:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contributes about 230kcal for every 100gr. It is a rich food in healthy fatty acids, folic acid and potassium, so it is ideal for athletes. Additionally, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/ARSUserFiles\/80400530\/pdf\/DBrief\/10_potassium_intake_0910.pdf\">research<\/a> reveals that ingesting the potassium contained in avocado, for every 100 grams, is recommended to reduce those diseases related to blood pressure, such as strokes. And, when is it better to take it? Dr. Cibri\u00e1n confirms that a good option is to include half a piece in your breakfast or in your food.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Olive Oil<\/strong>:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with 899kcal every 100gr it is one of the more caloric foods; however, it is healthy. There is no need to remove it nor eliminate it from the diet. However, it is necessary to \u00a0restrict your consumption to 2-4 spoonfuls a day and as raw, preferably.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dark Chocolate<\/strong>:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contributes 540kcal for every 100gr. It has various vitamins and proteins, which makes it a good accompaniment in low calorie diets in moments of \u201cweakness\u201d. In small portions, of course. In addition, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26026398\">studies<\/a> that confirm that it is beneficial for the health of the heart and helps to activate the metabolism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Honey<\/strong>:\u00a0this natural sweetener provides 320kcal for every 100gr. Even though it\u2019s glycemic index is lower than that of sugar, we must consider the high energy contribution that it brings to our body. In fact, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindawi.com\/journals\/ecam\/2014\/958721\/\">reports<\/a> indicate that it helps activate the brain and fight dementia. Being such a sweet food will make us consume less calories, since a small amount will be more than enough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion, \u201cthe most important is to follow a healthy, varied and balanced diet, without fear of introducing any food into our diet, but always with moderation\u201d, stresses Dr. Cibri\u00e1n.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are you doing eating that? It\u2019s bad, fattening, will make you feel bad\u2026 Who has not heard something like this before? A healthy diet does not mean you have to give up these cravings that we enjoy so much. All of these foods are necessary so that our body can function properly, including those &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/en\/nutrition\/foods-high-in-calories\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[910],"tags":[852,787,854,856,858,819],"class_list":["post-878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition","tag-calories","tag-diet","tag-healthy-diet","tag-potassium","tag-proteins","tag-vitamins"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":878,"es":24},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1298,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions\/1298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}