About the Calorie Calculator
Daily calorie needs for maintenance, weight loss or gain from your body stats, activity level and goal.
Also known as: daily calories, calorie needs, how many calories should i eat, calorie intake calculator, meal calorie calculator, meal-calorie.
How to use this calculator
- Enter units, sex, age, activity level and the other fields.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
Calories = BMR × activity factor + goal adjustment
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Units: Metric (kg, cm)
- Weight = 75 kg
- Height = 175 cm
- Sex: Male
- Age = 30 years
- Activity level: Light (1–3 days/week)
- Goal: Maintain weight
the calculator returns:
- Daily calories: 2,336 kcal
- Maintenance (TDEE): 2,336 kcal
- Weekly total: 16,350 kcal
- Per meal (3 meals): 779 kcal