There are three Macronutrients that your body needs to get from food for energy and for survival. They are carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Everything that you eat falls into one of these three categories. Your body needs all three. In order to optimize energy levels and health it is important to get all three in each meal that you eat.
Common sources of carbohydrates - starchy foods (like grain, bread, cereals and potatoes), fruits, milk, and yogurt. Other foods like vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds and cottage cheese contain carbohydrates, but in lesser amounts.
Common Sources of proteins meats, poultry, fish, meat substitutes, cheese, milk, nuts, legumes, and in smaller quantities in starchy foods and vegetables.
Common Sources of fat meat, poultry, nuts, milk products, butters and margarines, oils, lard, olive oil, avocados, nuts, and coconut oil.
After looking over your nutritional habits from the last blog, it obvious that many of us are well fueled with carbohydrates. Some of us are getting a little bit of protein and very few of us eat much fat at all. For this week blog I want you to look back at your three meal from last blog. Look at the meals you ate and see if there is a carbohydrate source, a fat source, and a protein source for each meal. Let me know if you are deficient and where.
Kevin Lee
ReplyDeleteI'm probably most in need of fat, and could do with more protein considering my weight. Maybe more beef or chicken or something.
There is a fat source at each meal; either poultry, oil, butter, and/or milk products. There was a carbohydrate source at each meal; either bread,tortilla, or pasta. There was a protein source at dinner and lunch. they both had poultry and cheese. i have whole grain toast for breakfast, which has a small amount of protein, but I need more protein overall for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteMichael Turow
I could do better with the carbs but I seem to have the most of those.
ReplyDeleteI only had protein for lunch. I hardly ever get any for breakfast. I think i'm most deficient in protein.
I hardly ever have fat for breakfast but I get more than protein.
-Peter A.
for breakfast i am lacking protein since im eating only cereal, the rest of the meals i am getting all 3 energy sources.
ReplyDelete-Allen Hai
I am not deficient.
ReplyDeleteI eat lots of food with carbohydrate sources(bread, pasta, potatoes, etc.)
Brandon Lezcano
Breakfast-Had Carbohydrate, no fat or protein
ReplyDeleteLunch-Had all three
Dinner-If you count the sausage as a protein and a fat then all three, if not then carbohydrates and fat/protein
I sort of tend to eat whatever i want whenever, so i do get plenty of carbs, fat, and protein. i love meat and wheat products so i am sure i get more than enough
ReplyDeletejamie logan
waffles-protien bar-milk
ReplyDeleteturkey sandwich with cheese-yogurt-oranges
steak-potatoes with cheese and butter and salt
i think im good, alot of calories but i'm active alot so i guess i'm ok
Ralph Bernardo
Breakfast does have carbs sometimes protien if i include eggs, lunch usually has all 3 although is will not have much fat, dinenr has all 3 as well maybe too much carbs at times.
ReplyDelete-Smitty
i didn't answer last week's blog, however I can safely say i eat the same thing mostly everyday. I miss the "variety" part of a healthy diet. I eat carbs and protein every morning and evening. Not good carbs however. just cookies and pop tarts and the protein comes from milk. in all seriousness, all the carbs i eat are mostly sugar, barely fiber and all the fat i eat is saturated maybe mono unsaturated. protein i can get from the milk and i eat chicken or some sort of meat every night.
ReplyDeletei can say im deficient in good carbs and good fats.
coki cruz
I didnt post my meals last weak but i probably need to cut down on the fat and need to cut down on the carbs. I also need to be a little more active now that hockey is over to try to keep my weight down but other that i think i am fine.
ReplyDelete-Neofytos Panagos
I am just eating healthy lately. like lots of steaks and fish and vegatables and fruits. it has really made my body feel stronger when i get up in the morning.
ReplyDeleteLogan Yanoff
Breakfast- missed protien but had carbs and fat
ReplyDeleteLunch- I don't have fats
Dinner- I have everything
Ben Crookshank
I seemed to be pretty balanced in all of my meals except for breakfast i probably need some more carbs.
ReplyDeleteAlex Kyle
I feel like im having to much meats (protein) and not enough carbs. When I have the fats and carbs I feel like im not eating the right stuff.
ReplyDeleteEthan Gladner
I'm pretty balanced in every meal except breakfast. I need more carbs.
ReplyDeleteJack Clampitt
I could include more protein in my breakfast but i eating eggs, but i have a pretty good balance of carbs in my toast or cereal and fat in the margarine i use.
ReplyDeleteLunch- I could have more fat by having a bag of almonds along with the rest of my lunch.
Dinner- I have a pretty good balance of protein, fat, and carbs
Matthew Beinart
I could use more proteins in my breakfest and more carbs at dinner.
ReplyDeleteMatt Hoy
the beagle, and oatmeal both had some carbs
ReplyDeletethe cheese had some fat
but due to the fact that i am a veg. i take protein powder (not sure if that counts )
suri Venugopal
i need more protein from breakfeast in all other meals i am balanced
ReplyDeleteBrian fantozzi
I typically eat meats/proteins at dinner every night, but i am not sure that is quite enough. I could also eat more carbs that are not processes and filled with sugar. I get my fats because i almost always eat 3 string cheeses a day along with other forms like in meat.
ReplyDelete-Matt Schliep