One gallon of gasoline is 128 ounces. One gallon of gasoline 17-44 miles per gallon typically -- the last I heard -- which means (going with, say, 32 mpg) you will need 4 ounces of gas per mile as 4 times 32 is 128.
If you walked one mile, at 5 miles per hour, you would be walking about 12 minutes. Walking can burn 250 - 300 calories per hour if done briskly, 5 mph is a slightly brisk gait, in twelve minutes you will burn 50 to sixty calories, possibly, by walking this one mile.
When comparing these two sources of transversement (Christmas reminds me of transversing) , and if you replace the 4 ounces of gasoline with something suitable for people such as, milk, juice, cola, soup, candy or whole fruit, is there a similarity?
Milk skimmed: 80 calories per 8 oz., 10 calories per oz., |40 calories per 4 oz.
Applesauce: 1/2 cup has |60 calories
Mixed Vegetables with corn or peas have |40 calories per 4 oz.
Apples: 4 oz. have |60 calories
Fruit Cocktail has |60 calories per 4 oz.
Plain non-fat yogurt has |52 calories per 4 oz.
Cola: 4 oz. have |45 calories
Wine: 4 oz. have |75 calories, 3 oz. have 60
Wine Cooler: 4 oz. have |50 calories
1 oz of very lean pork, chicken, fish or beef is 35 calories so 1 1/2 oz is |52 calories
6- 10 nuts or 1 TB reduced fat margarine or salad dressing is |45 calories
2 TB coconut is |45 calories
I have always been curious how calories stacked up to gasoline.
If you need 50 calories to exert yourself for 12 or 15 minutes, do you need 200 calories an hour? Probably not, estimate 35 to 40 calories an hour for sedentary living and 45 to 60 for moderately active reaching 1440 total at 60 calories an hour, you can always have a couple to three treats if you lose too many inches.
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