This week I’m sharing the Pyramid of Nutrition Priorities from @helms3dmj to help my #busyprofessional #workingmom to discern fact from fiction and hopefully get a solid understanding of some #nutritionbasics before the onslaught of overwhelming and often conflicting information you’ll see heading into January.
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2. Macros. Short for macronutrients, these are the three major building blocks of food that provide calories: protein, carbohydrates and fat. Sure, it’s trendy to track or count your macros, but until you have a handle on ONE number per day, calories, it doesn’t really make sense to shoot for three numbers per day. You could eat a perfectly balanced mix of macros and still miss your goals if the total calories for the day don’t add up. Calories first; macros second.
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What’s a foundational strategy at this level? Try getting a palm-sized serving of lean protein at each meal (like chicken, white fish, shrimp, lean steak, 2-3 eggs, tofu or tempeh) and ensure snacks have a protein component, too (cheese strings, hummus, yogurt, etc.).
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This week I’m sharing the Pyramid of Nutrition Priorities from @helms3dmj to help my #busyprofessional #workingmom to discern fact from fiction and hopefully get a solid understanding of some #nutritionbasics before the onslaught of overwhelming and often conflicting information you’ll see heading into January.
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1) Calories. This is the foundation of the pyramid. Despite anything you may have heard to the contrary, calories are still king, whether they come from Twinkies or organic, grass-fed unicorn farts.
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If you ingest more calories from food or drink than your body needs for its energy output that day, you will gain weight. This is true whether you count calories or not. They still exist and they still matter.
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What’s a foundational strategy at this level? Consider eating slowly and paying attention to whether you are actually hungry. Try stopping when you are about “80% full,” so comfortable and satisfied but not stuffed.
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