# Effort Eater

> Food calories compared with estimated activity time and distance, with reproducible calculations and source links.

Effort Eater puts everyday food calories in perspective. Pick a food or drink, choose a serving, and compare it with estimated walking, running, or cycling time. The sources and assumptions are right there if you want to check the numbers.

Public answers are server-rendered. Comparisons use net energy above rest at 75 kg unless another weight or basis is stated. Food data is the historical USDA SR Legacy April 2018 snapshot; activity values are from the 2024 Adult Compendium. Results are estimates, not individual measurements or exercise prescriptions.

## Calculators

- [Food Calories to Exercise Calculator](https://efforteater.com/)
- [Walking Calories Burned Calculator](https://efforteater.com/walking-calorie-calculator)

## Data and methods

- [Methodology and sources](https://efforteater.com/methodology)
- [Food-to-Exercise Index](https://efforteater.com/food-exercise-index)
- [Food-to-Exercise Index JSON](https://efforteater.com/food-exercise-index.json): Versioned data, source records and assumptions.
- [Food-to-Exercise Index CSV](https://efforteater.com/food-exercise-index.csv): Full-precision food and activity rows.

## Food comparisons

- [Food comparisons](https://efforteater.com/comparisons)
- [Cola Calories and Walking Time](https://efforteater.com/comparisons/soda-calories-walking)
- [Beer Calories Compared with Exercise](https://efforteater.com/comparisons/beer-calories-exercise)
- [Pizza Calories and Running Time](https://efforteater.com/comparisons/pizza-calories-running)
- [Potato Chips: Calories and Cycling Time](https://efforteater.com/comparisons/potato-chips-calories-cycling)
- [Glazed Doughnut Calories and Walking Time](https://efforteater.com/comparisons/doughnut-calories-walking)
- [How Much Walking Would Burn the Calories in a Cheeseburger?](https://efforteater.com/comparisons/cheeseburger-calories-walking)

## Exercise calorie guides

- [Exercise calorie guides](https://efforteater.com/guides)
- [How Long Does It Take to Burn 500 Calories Walking?](https://efforteater.com/guides/walking-500-calories)
- [Walking vs. Running: Comparing Calories Burned](https://efforteater.com/guides/walking-vs-running-calories)
- [How Body Weight Affects Calories Burned](https://efforteater.com/guides/body-weight-calories-burned)
- [How Accurate Are Exercise Calorie Calculators?](https://efforteater.com/guides/exercise-calorie-calculator-accuracy)

## Optional

- [About Effort Eater](https://efforteater.com/about)
- [Privacy policy](https://efforteater.com/privacy)