A good way to tell whether you are consuming the right amount of kilojoules is whether you are gaining or losing weight. To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, it helps to check your weight regularly - try monthly, then adjust your food choices and physical activity levels depending on the results.
The good news is that small changes can make a big difference. You can find more information on healthy eating and physical activity on our website. For personalised advice, consult an accredited practising dietitian or health professional. Skip to main content. How many kilojoules do I need each day?
Read more on myDr website. This can make it harder to control your weight. Junk food is used to describe food and drinks low in nutrients e. They are also known as discretionary choices. Read more on WA Health website. Soft drinks are very high in sugar and kilojoules, and provide no nutritional value other than fluid. A ml bottle of regular soft drink has around 15 teaspoons of sugar in it.
Read more on LiveLighter website. Energy-dense foods those that have a lot of kilojoules in a small volume can be associated with weight gain, especially if you eat a lot of them. Nutrient Reference Values NRVs for Australia and New Zealand provide recommended intakes for energy kilojoules , protein, carbohydrate, fibre, fats, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients based on age, sex and life stages.
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This conversion is that 1 calorie not kilocalorie equals 4. And 1 joule equals 0. This therefore means that to convert kcal into kilojoules, you would multiply kcal by 4. This would make it 8,kj. If you had 10,kj and wanted to figure out how many calories it is, you would just divide by 4. This would make it 2,kcal.
Or to make it even simpler, you could just round it to 4. This makes it much easier when you do not have a calculator. The below figures are rounded numbers, but are helpful for figuring out roughly how many calories are coming from each macronutrient in a food.
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