count calories
idiom
: to keep track of the number of calories in the food one eats so that one won't eat too much
She is counting calories.
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These participants were only required to count calories on their fasting days.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Don't go so deep as to like count calories and whatnot, my thing is eating whole foods.
—Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2025
Although the app was designed to be rules-based, users reported receiving advice from the chatbot on how to count calories and restrict their diets.
—Andy Weir, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Debra was preoccupied with Jennette's appearance, encouraging her to count calories, whiten her teeth and tint her eyelashes starting at 10 years old.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Like answer calls, translate speech, count calories, capture photos, search the web.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
Ultimately, there’s no need to count calories in order to be healthy.
—Christine Byrne, Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
While the diet doesn't ask you to count calories outright, the careful consideration necessary for tracking servings on all sources of carbohydrates may be confusing to some, explains Stefani Sassos, MS, RD, CDN, a registered dietitian in the Good Housekeeping Institute.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2020
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Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Don't go so deep as to like count calories and whatnot, my thing is eating whole foods.
—Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2025
Although the app was designed to be rules-based, users reported receiving advice from the chatbot on how to count calories and restrict their diets.
—Andy Weir, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Debra was preoccupied with Jennette's appearance, encouraging her to count calories, whiten her teeth and tint her eyelashes starting at 10 years old.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Like answer calls, translate speech, count calories, capture photos, search the web.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
Ultimately, there’s no need to count calories in order to be healthy.
—Christine Byrne, Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
While the diet doesn't ask you to count calories outright, the careful consideration necessary for tracking servings on all sources of carbohydrates may be confusing to some, explains Stefani Sassos, MS, RD, CDN, a registered dietitian in the Good Housekeeping Institute.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2020
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“Count calories.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20calories. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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