calories

[ kal-uh-reez ]

noun

1. the plural of calorie.

Example Sentences

“This should not be surprising given that children from better-off groups in India have access to more calories and face a better disease environment,” the authors say.

From BBC

Her food has been entirely prepared by her team and Hare will eat between 3,500 and 4,500 calories a day.

From BBC

These crops include staples like rice, wheat, and corn that make up a good chunk of the world's calories.

From Salon

That was likely an advantage 100 or more years ago when food was less plentiful – driving people to consume calories when they are available, because tomorrow there may be none.

From BBC

He had previously told the UN that Israel was facilitating the entry of food amounting to "more than 3,000 calories a day for every man, woman, and child in Gaza".

From BBC