Protein:
- meats, poultry, and fish
- legumes (dry beans and peas)
- tofu
- eggs
- nuts and seeds
- milk and milk products
- grains, some vegetables, and some fruits (provide only small amounts of protein relative to other sources)
Carbohydrates:
- milk
- fruits and veggies
- breads, cereals, and other grains
- foods containing added sugars
Fats:
Natural trans fats are fats located in meat that you can visibly see. Artificial trans fat appears in foods as partially hydrogenated oil. Companies add this to foods to extend shelf life. This type of fat lowers High Density Lipoprotien (HDL/"Good Cholesterol") and also raises Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL/"Bad Cholesterol"). Allowing cholesterol to get out of hand leads to heart attacks, heart disease, and death to several thousand Americans yearly.
Saturated fats are the solid fats in your diet. For example, anything that congeals into grease after cooling down is a saturated fat. Saturated fats also hide in foods like high fat cheeses, high fat cuts of meat, ice cream, palm and coconut oils, creams and milks. Diets high in these lead to chronic disease, specifically, coronary heart disease.
The CDC's site didn't give an explanation of what monounsaturated fats are so I looked it up. Monounsaturated fats are fats that have one double-bonded (unsaturated) carbon in the molecule. Monounsaturated fats are typically liquid at room temperature but start to turn solid when chilled. Polyunsaturated fats can also be broken down into two types:
Omega-6 polyunsaturated fats — these fats provide an essential fatty acid that our bodies need, but can't make.
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fats — these fats also provide an essential fatty acid that our bodies need. In addition, omega-3 fatty acids, particularly from fish sources, may have potential health benefits. The link shows what foods contain each type of fat..
Nutrition Conclusion:
Fitness update!
From Wednesday to Friday I covered a whopping 9.3 miles while journeying around the various Venice and West Los Angeles areas. With the good comes the bad. Thursday I really pushed myself with 4.2 miles walked that day, but it was mostly in sandals. From the poor choice of footwear I now am the proud owner of several blisters on the bottoms of my feet. And since it was a drastic increase in activity, I'm feeling a little pain in my back. It's more of just a soreness, not so much sharp or intense pain. Either way, I've taken it easy yesterday and today- although tonight I'll prolly get my hour in once it gets a little cooler. Still no luck with a scale, so I'm in the dark as far as my true weight and how far I'm away from goal. One thing I'm going to try is to get a trial membership at a gym in the area just to utilize the scale and maybe the elliptical. Another bummer is I'm coming down with a cold. So the rest was beneficial over the past few days as I up my fluids.
Coming up this week I'll be doing a video blog because I'm about to hit my first Frankbox Achievement soon! I'm excited to be taking another step into the world of technology! (OoooooOooooo!)
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