If they equal the same amount of calories does it matter what food I eat?

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I am cutting down my calories at the moment to lose a bit of weight. I had an apple last night for a snack and when I tracked it on my calorie tracker app I realised it was pretty much the same amount of calories as a small chocolate bar. Does this mean that if I’m trying to lose weight I might as well be having the chocolate bar instead?

Obviously there is more fat in a chocolate bar but when I Googled it it said you should focus on calories more than fat

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Some food still have different nutrients in them. It’s not just that you need 2000 calories, but also that you need a mix of proteins, sugar, fats, and fiber; that you need various vitamins and minerals.

Even if the apple and chocolate have the same calories, the apple offers vitamins and fiber that the chocolate does not.

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