Not exact matches
Some of you may be familiar with counting
macronutrients («macros», for short), while some of you may have no idea
what I am taking
about.
The foods that they each recommended and
macronutrient ratios may have been at very diverse ends of the spectrum, but they all shared these common threads
about what is critical to long term health and happiness:
A lot of people grab a latté, an energy bar, a juice, a muffin, or a 100 - calorie pack of something without reviewing the
macronutrient content and thinking
about what it will do to their hunger.
And if you thought that the food's
macronutrient makeup was difficult to determine, you can forget
about figuring out
what the ingredients were.
And for anyone listening to this, and — you know — when you hear the word Paleo,
what we're trying to talk
about is kind of ancestral way of eating, typically, cutting out inflammatory foods, cutting out foods that are high in toxins and try to really increase nutrient density, so, typically, healthy meats, lots of good veggies — you know — the — the — the right amount of fruits and starch and carbs for you and — You know — I — I tend to use the term Paleo template because we can really adjust in the
macronutrients.
Here are links to those videos as well as a post from myself which talks
about percentages of
macronutrients and various thoughts
about what makes sense to aim for..
What foods can do, however, is provide calories and
macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, and fat), and these are the only two factors that matter when we're talking
about levels of body fat and lean mass.
So that's
what I love
about Institute for Integrative Nutrition is it's not just focused on oh,
what are the
macronutrients in this and that?
To find out your ideal fat intake (depending on your goal), please, use this keto (
macronutrient) calculator: KetoDiet Buddy - Easy Macro Calculator for the Ketogenic Diet I don't think there is any «ideal» fibre intake - you can read more
about fibre and carbs here: Total Carbs or Net Carbs:
What Really Counts?
Also, I am curious
about what the
macronutrient ratio of Chimp Milk is?
A sustainable diet is
about finding the ideal balance of
macronutrients to give your body
what it needs to power through your daily activities.
Carbohydrates are
what our bodies use quickest for energy and, although there's debate
about how much of this
macronutrient each individual needs, Ward says ingesting carbohydrates in some form is essential.
I have since been eating
what feels like ridiculous amounts of food (and not worrying too much
about macronutrient ratios) and haven't gained a single pound, so I think my suspicion was correct.
What is interesting
about the Egg Fast, is that looking at its
macronutrient ratio, the regime resembles a classical ketogenic diet, which, in its unpopularised form, is surprisingly strict.
First, despite
what I am
about to write
about them, we must always keep in mind that when speaking in terms of calories, fats are the highest in that aspect among the three
macronutrients.