How to Use empty calories in a Sentence

empty calories

plural noun

• But the playoffs, for this team, might be empty calories.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2021
• But all that talent, all that hope, all that buildup turned out to be empty calories.
  — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 3 Dec. 2020
• Let all of these food metaphors not conjure cheese; these are not empty calories.
  — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
• The truth is that wine, like any other type of alcohol, is full of empty calories.
  — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 1 Nov. 2017
• Spring break buzzkill: Your booze-y drink can be packed with empty calories.
  — Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2018
• Despite the sweetness of its ending, there are no empty calories here.
  — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• Many of Ohio State’s 612 yards, especially the ones obtained in the first half, were the equivalent of empty calories.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2021
• Fish may be one of the leanest protein sources around, but fast food fish sandwiches tend to be fried, which can add on empty calories.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
• Investors have to hope they aren’t getting served empty calories.
  — Laura Forman, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
• But their points were mostly the equivalent of empty calories.
  — oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2020
• The duo of Booker and Towns can do real damage in the West, as Booker has proven this season not to be an empty calories scorer.
  — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 6 Jan. 2020
• Traditional fruit juice, once thought of as healthy, has been recast as a source of empty calories and sugar.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 8 Apr. 2020
• Sugar is a major source of empty calories that can contribute to weight gain and belly fat.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
• Smart move, because sugar isn't just empty calories any more.
  — The Editors Of Mh, Men's Health, 9 Jan. 2023
• Too bad those stats were mostly empty calories for a team pretty much running on empty.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
• The American way of eating today is focused on profit, not progress, on empty calories and fast food, not on health.
  — Eric Adams, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
• If non-racist were a beer, each sip would have all the flavor of white privilege with a lot of empty calories and a bitter, shameful aftertaste.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2020
• Hit the gym: Supercharging your diet to run on the leanest sources of fuel (i.e. less empty calories) is only half the battle.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 2 Mar. 2020
• The food tended to be high in empty calories — those from solid fats, added sugars or both, the organization said.
  — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2018
• The problem, however, is that wine is loaded with empty calories.
  — Kimberly Garrison, Philly.com, 9 Jan. 2018
• Hatred isn’t a positive emotion — empty calories for the soul.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
• Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields has accounted for 19 touchdowns through his first four games, but those are all empty calories.
  — Joseph Goodman, al, 26 Sep. 2019
• Which is a more technical way of saying there are no more empty calories left on the schedule, from an NCAA tournament perspective.
  — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 22 Jan. 2020
• Beyond the inexplicable stylization of the track's title, the song also feels a bit like empty calories.
  — Zack Ruskin, chicagotribune.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• These changes present a challenge of eating enough food to get the proper nutrients to help our bodies without eating too many empty calories, which can pack on unwanted pounds.
  — chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• Another way to ensure more sustained energy throughout the day is to choose nutrient-dense foods instead of foods with empty calories.
  — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 14 Aug. 2021
• Case in point: the recommendation to limit empty calories.
  — Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2021
• Those would be empty calories if this team had NCAA tournament aspirations.
  — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2018
• That's not a problem, but some people are consuming lots of soda on a daily basis, and those are essentially empty calories.
  — James Brown, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022
• But even the most ardent Aggies fans would have to admit that the wins have largely been empty calories, with little on-field evidence that their program is positioned to compete for SEC titles.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024