The same would be true with eating a bag of rice. Is rice empty calories? I'll say it again: Talking about "empty calories" is in my experience always when mas

The same would be true with eating a bag of rice. Is rice empty calories? I'll say it again: Talking about "empty calories" is in my experience always when masking a lack of real nutritional knowledge. Because when I hear it it's always comparing one sugar with another carb (eg flour), or sometimes even better comparing sugar with honey, as if that is any better. If what you mean by "empty calories" is foods with only carbs and no proteins or fats, then I agree it could be a useful term. If you mean something else I'd like to know more about your reasoning.