Sage originates from the countries in the Balkans and around the Mediterranean Sea. One finds Sage everywhere in Southern Europe, to a height of 800 meters and in the gardens of the Provence it is often seen. Sage is now cultivated everywhere, and is rare in the wild.
Counting the calories you eat is a little different. A gram of protein has 4 calories, as does a gram of carbohydrate. But a gram of fat has 9 calories, and a gram of alcohol has 7. There are roughly 454 grams in a pound, so: 1814 calories in a pound of pure protein or carbohydrate.
If you are a carb type, you should eat one pound of raw vegetables per 50 pounds of body weight per day. Some people may find eating that many vegetables difficult, but it can be easily accomplished with a quick glass of vegetable juice. You can add a wider variety of vegetables in your diet.