Empty calories

Empty calories are like eating food that doesn't really give your body any good stuff to use. Imagine you have a cookie. The cookie has calories, which is like energy for your body. But some foods have calories without giving you any of the good things your body needs to grow and stay healthy, like vitamins and minerals. These foods are called empty calories. It's like eating a cookie that doesn't make you feel full or give you any vitamins and minerals your body needs. So it's better to eat foods that have calories and also give you the good things your body needs to be healthy.