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A Balanced Diet: What Is It and Why Do We Care?

3/26/2019

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​The only secret to food combination is a balance of protein, carbs and fat – they all play a key role in our health.
––Jorge Cruise
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Most of us have a general idea of what protein, carbs, and fat are (and if you don’t, you should click on the links at the top!). The tricky part is the concept of a balanced meal.
 
In today’s article, I aim to answer these questions: what does a balanced meal look like? Where do you start when you have to make one? Is there an easy way to do it, or is the art of balanced meals the privilege of those who have enough time to prepare gourmet recipes and enough money to buy organic food?

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Carbs and Fat: What Are They and Why Do We Care?

3/19/2019

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The history of modern nutritionism has been a history of macronutrients at war: protein against carbs; carbs against proteins, and then fats; fats against carbs.
––Michael Pollan
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What Are Carbs?
 
No, the answer isn’t, “the enemy”. Carbohydrates are the main supply of readily available energy for our bodies. In particular, our brain can’t function without them. They come in two forms: sugary carbs and starchy carbs.

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Protein: What Is It and Why Do We Care?

3/13/2019

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You’ve got to see what you put into your body, not just care about the outside of your body.
––Antonio Brown
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​What is Protein?
 
Along with carbohydrates and fat, protein is one of the three macronutrients we need to obtain from our diet. “Macro” means big, indicating that protein, carbs, and fat are present in the food we consume in higher quantities than micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. We also need higher amounts of macro- than micronutrients for optimal health.

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