Meaning of calorie-ful | Babel Free

Definitions

Full of calories.

Examples

“From the viewpoint of a typical frosh student straight from the battlefield of life I think it’s rather ridiculous and old-maidish to take a gorgeous looking gal to the dance, wear yourself out for her sake, take her to Wingets for a luscious, “calory-ful” malt and then leave her alone and forsaken on the cold, uninviting steps of the dorm after nothing more than just a casual handshake and a few murmured “thank yous”.”

“Combined with melted marshmallows and whipped cream, it’s both calory-ful and colorful—so make the servings dainty, she warns.”

“I trust that Mrs. Duke has hearty, calorie-ful eating on this pie.”

“Somebody took me to task the other day because the recipes in this column are always so rich and fattening … actually, it is deliberate … it is sort of a test for readers to see how much temptation they can resist … well, here’s one that isn’t quite so caloryful, but it is right tasty … comes from that fine Philadelphia cook.”

“Most alluring was the pastry table, with cakes and pies, tarts, cookies and eclairs, a caloryful array of goodies that ruined serveral^([sic]) diets.”

“One of the least calorie-ful methods of preparing chicken is to stew it, remembering that the older and bigger the bird the higher the fat content.”

“Here’s a rich (and calorie-ful!) candy that stars with a penuche fudge mix.”

“Flavorful but not calorie-ful”

“Rich sauces aren’t as calorie-ful as they seem if this type milk is used instead of cream.”

“Fresh fruit is another good dessert after a calorie-ful main course.”

“Some of us then enjoyed hamburgers and calorie-ful dessert before parting.”

“We refer to offering such delightfully calorie-ful recipes as these desserts, to a readership made up of ladies who love to eat and shouldn’t.”

“You can put yogurt in soup too (a cucumber one, for instance), in puddings, in beef stroganoff (instead of calorie[-]ful sour cream), also into such things as doughnuts, some cakes, and curried shrimp, a very easy-to-make gourmet luncheon dish.”

“But there comes a day, when living dangerously comes to almost everyone and this danger shows it’s disrupting head in the form of a beautifully calorie-ful dessert.”

“Here’s a colorful and calorie-ful verse from Mrs. Jane R. Kelley of Richmond dealing with the students’ complaint about school-lunch quality:[…]”

“It’s better for you than calorie-ful, protein-less jam any day, and it even tastes better!”

“You are very strict with yourself at mealtime for two days after every party to make up for the calorie-ful intake;”

“As I sip my first coffee in the morning, with its ladling of cream, and my first whiskey in the evening, with its calorie-ful taste pricking my tongue, I look out the window at joggers.”

“I always thought of popcorn as a rather calorie-ful snack, but I heard Orville, the popcorn king, say on television the other day that it is healthy, low in calories, and very tasty if popped in flavored oil.”

“We had fairly nice down bags, probably used extra sleeping pads, probably had a good calorie-ful snack before bed, etc.”

“Pick a few things you know you need to do to improve -- add in some regular exercise, change a particularly calorie-ful part of your eating habits -- commit to those, and see what happens.”

“Can I now eat malteds, fried potatoes (whether called chips or French fries, or by any other name), a feast of fattening cheese, nuts, healthy but calorie-ful, or stick to broccoli, lean protein, fruits, no trans-fats, etc?”

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