Empty calorie

Alright kiddo, let's talk about empty calories!

You know how sometimes you might eat something like candy or ice cream and it tastes really good, but then you get hungry again pretty soon after? That's because those foods have something called "empty calories."

Empty calories are calories that don't give your body much of anything useful. Think of it like this - your body needs good food to keep it healthy and strong, like fruits, vegetables, and proteins. But sometimes we eat foods that don't have those things, like soda or potato chips.

When we eat those things, our bodies get calories, which is a measure of energy. But those calories don't give us any real nutrition or help us grow, like the good foods do.

So, eating too many empty calories can be bad for us because we might not be getting the good stuff we need to stay healthy. That's why it's important to make sure we eat a balanced diet with lots of different kinds of foods.

Does that make sense, kiddo?