Iv'e ate so much food today, Hows it possible that my body uses all these calories?

Ive ate:

 

Breakfast:

1 Kashi waffle

two scrambled eggs

banana

2% milk

Grapes

Lunch:

Chicken breast sandwhuch:

chicken, lettuce, mustard, whole wheat bread

1 sweet tater

Dinner:

Apple

chicken breast

beets

corn on the cob

Snacks:

3 dried apricots, and one prune

1/2 serving of almonds, 1/2 serving peanuts & pecans mixed

100 calorie pack of popcorn

pear

some mixed fruit

light & fit yoghurt

celery w/ penut butter

Large naval orange

 

 

This was somewhere near my maintanince calories, but isn't that alot of food for my body to be using?

I'm 5'7, 14 years old btw.

I like toast with jelly before bed. Whole wheat toast and a tablespoon of jelly. It's crunchy and sweet, and around 125 calories, PLUS it has a little protein and some fiber.

okay, wow

im jelous, you eat so healthy!
as for sweets,
dark chocolate is AMAZING,
and pudding is really good
especially for young girls, cuz "our bones are growing"
and it has calcium...

you could acually maybe use a LITTLE more dairy
teenage girls are supposed to have AT LEAST 3 serving of dairy everyday,
and not the fat-free type stuff either.

fat is also good to encorperate,
it helps you grow, and function.

anyways, if your 14
you really should eat a little more than your maitnence (SP?)
if you want to grow.

growing apparently takes a LOT of calories
i dont kno why, but its kinda something im struggling with to
i don't always get how my body uses all the calories i eat,
but it does,
cuz ive been eating a TON more
and still just maintaining...


OH, and remember,
your metabolism is like a fire.
the more wood (food) you put on it.. the bigger it burns (more calories you burn)

Original Post by nerdfacee:

okay, wow

im jelous, you eat so healthy!
as for sweets,
dark chocolate is AMAZING,
and pudding is really good
especially for young girls, cuz "our bones are growing"
and it has calcium...

you could acually maybe use a LITTLE more dairy
teenage girls are supposed to have AT LEAST 3 serving of dairy everyday,
and not the fat-free type stuff either.

fat is also good to encorperate,
it helps you grow, and function.

anyways, if your 14
you really should eat a little more than your maitnence (SP?)
if you want to grow.

growing apparently takes a LOT of calories
i dont kno why, but its kinda something im struggling with to
i don't always get how my body uses all the calories i eat,
but it does,
cuz ive been eating a TON more
and still just maintaining...


OH, and remember,
your metabolism is like a fire.
the more wood (food) you put on it.. the bigger it burns (more calories you burn)

guys need alot of calcium too, as their bones are growing as well ;)

I always think of what the damages might be....then I get back on track the next day.