Tag: macronutrients

Nutritional Breakdown

Posted on November 21, 2021 by - Health Blog

Today want to take a moment to talk about Nutritional Breakdown. Nutrition is essential to a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Let me repeat that, ESSENTIAL. It is imperative you understand nutrition and its effects on our bodies. Here’s the challenge…The word nutrition gets tossed around all the time like a wet towel, but what does it mean? What actually makes up nutrition? There are FIVE key elements to understand when it comes to nutrition.

  1. Calories
  2. Macronutrients
  3. Supplements
  4. Food Composition
  5. Nutrition Timing

What Are Macros?

Posted on April 21, 2021 by - Health Blog

⁠The Covid 19⠀

Have you heard of The Covid 19? I’m not talking about the virus. I’m talking about the 19 pounds or more that so many people gained during the pandemic. Now we’re all trying to gain some semblance of normality back, including our health. People are looking to lose weight and get healthy again. What is the best method for weight loss? The answer is MACROS, YES MACROS! What are macros?

Macronutrients a.k.a Macros⁠

What are macros (macronutrients) and what do they do for my body? Macronutrients (a.k.a macros) are nutrients that make up our food – simple.⁠ The three macros and their calorie equivalent are:⁠⠀

  • Protein ⁠- 1g of protein = 4 calories
  • Carbohydrates⁠ – 1g of carbs = 4 calories
  • Fats – 1g of fat = 9 calories⁠ ⁠⠀⁠⠀⠀

Fix How You Fuel Your Body

Posted on March 11, 2021 by - Health Blog

Breakfast, The Most Important Meal of the Day

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? It lights our inner fire and gets us ready to tackle the day ahead. How many of us are currently on a weight-loss journey and the breakfast shown on the right in this picture is our regular? ⁠If it is, STOP.⁠ Fix how you fuel your body.
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Special K & Other Like Items⠀

Eating cereals like Special K and being even HUNGRIER only a few hours later is super common. What happens is when you are eating for fat loss, your body has to be put in a caloric deficit BUT, not all calories are created equal. One bowl of special K cereal and milk usually has somewhere between 300-400 calories. ⁠The problem is Special K Cereal is mostly CARBS with little protein and fat and the sugar rush from the cereal will give you with a blood sugar spike.
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Proper Fueling