Strawberries are a prefect example of a natural dessert. Sweet, juicy and delicious. But like other fruits we need to have a closer look at the calories in the strawberries to make sure we are consuming them wisely.

The good thing about calories in strawberries is the fact that a single strawberry doesn’t have a lot of calories. A small one would have only 2 calories. And even a large strawberry has 10 calories tops. So unless you are planning on eating baskets of strawberries, you are not likely to consume too many calories.

Here are a few official numbers about calories in strawberries:

• 100 gr (3.5 oz) of strawberries – 32 calories
• 1 cup of whole strawberries (144 gr) – 46 calories
• 1 cup of sliced strawberries (166 gr) – 53 calories

calories in strawberries

Besides the calories in strawberries, it is good to know that 90% of strawberries content is actually water. And even the sugar percentage is not very high – less than 5% (an apple for example has more than 10% sugar rate).

So unless you are planning on covering your strawberries with extra sugar, cream or ice cream, you can happliy enjoy the calories in strawberries, if you eat them moderately and as a part of a balanced diet.