The more active you are, the more calories â per pound of your body weight â you require to maintain your weight. Harvard Medical School reports that inactive adults need about 13 calories per pound of their body weight daily, moderately active individuals require 16 calories per pound and active adults need about 18 calories per pound.
One cup of raw chopped zucchini squash contains 20 calories. Out of these 20 calories 75% of the calories come from carbohydrates, 16% calories come from proteins and just 9% calories are obtained from fat.
Zucchini, a summer squash, produces long, slender fruit that is picked and eaten while still immature. The vines are large and require plenty of growing room, but for those who have room, zucchini is cost-effective, because one plant can produce between 3 and 9 pounds of fruit.