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High in protein and fat, meals often include frozen fish, reindeer meat and horse liver—foods that provide the caloric density needed to fuel the body’s constant battle against the cold.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The big picture: The South is known for its tasty (if not highly caloric) comfort food.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Today, copepods have less fat, and caloric values are declining, requiring whales to eat more for the same nutritious meal.
—Dr. Rob Moir, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2024
But once winter hits, our eating habits change, and people tend to gravitate towards more caloric foods that help keep them warm.
—Leyre Moreno, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The big picture: The South is known for its tasty (if not highly caloric) comfort food.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Today, copepods have less fat, and caloric values are declining, requiring whales to eat more for the same nutritious meal.
—Dr. Rob Moir, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2024
But once winter hits, our eating habits change, and people tend to gravitate towards more caloric foods that help keep them warm.
—Leyre Moreno, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for caloric
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“Caloric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caloric. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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