With all this talk of food, calories, nutrition, it's a good idea to revisit the basics. This kid-friendly article provides a great primer on calories.

Get a chart of your daily nutritional calorie requirements based on your height and weight statistics. Also has tools to track your progress, tips and other resources to maintain or lose weight.

A food calorie chart is a useful tool for counting calories for weight loss, but make sure you do it right. Find some sensible and helpful tips here.

Thorough nutritional calorie charts for a wide range of foods are available here, along with a brief look at food labels. The searchable database makes it easy to find your favorite foods.

Check out this chart of nutritional calorie and fat information for the top fast food joints around the country. Be warned: You may not like some of the numbers!

The nutritional labels on most foods you buy don't just give you calorie counts; they can be an excellent resource for planning a healthful diet. Learn to read them properly and put the info to good use.

Figure out your daily food nutrition/calorie requirements from this chart. Based on your sex, height, weight and activity level, the MyPyramid assigns individuals to a calorie level. What's yours?

An unconventional approach that simply groups foods by approximate calorie content (not individual). Pick foods, check calories, keep track of your nutrition and calories.

A personal take on using a calorie counting chart to track your nutrition and diet. Engaging style, great tips and a printable calorie counting chart make this a must-read site.

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Scroll down to the chart for an interesting look at the powers of different food groups. Way more fun than the usual nutrition chart - check out the other links to get more info on each food group.

Forget the boring food nutrition calorie charts. Here's a fun way to find out what 200 calories of different foods look like.