Watermelon is 92% water and 30 calories per 100g. A large slice (300g) is just 90 calories. You could eat a full kilogram and consume only 300 calories. It is the closest thing to a ‘free food’ that exists in Indian summers. If you want volume, sweetness, and hydration for minimal calorie cost, watermelon is … Read more
Mango is the fruit that makes Indians abandon all calorie awareness for three months every summer. At 60 calories per 100g, a medium mango (200g edible flesh) is about 120 calories. That is reasonable. The problem is nobody eats one mango. They eat two, plus a mango shake, plus aamras with puri. Here is how … Read more
One medium apple is about 95 calories. Per 100g, that is only 52 calories, making apple one of the lowest-calorie fruits per gram. The ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ saying has survived centuries because it is roughly correct. High fibre, low calories, decent vitamins, and the crunch keeps you chewing long enough … Read more
One medium banana is 89 calories. Two bananas is 178. That makes a banana roughly the same as one roti in calorie terms. The internet can’t decide if bananas are a superfood or a sugar bomb. The truth: they are a moderate-calorie fruit with excellent potassium, and the only way they make you fat is … Read more