Nutrient - dense foods have higher levels of vitamins, minerals and other
essential nutrients per calorie, ensuring that your dog or cat receives the proper level of essential nutrients during the weight - loss phase.
The closer a food is to the right edge of the map, the more
essential nutrients per calorie it contains.
Not exact matches
Choosing healthy foods will help you increase the
nutrient density, or
nutrients per calorie, of your diet and make it easier for you to meet the recommended intake of
essential nutrients.
Sweets should only be eaten between one and three times
per week, as otherwise they might take the place of foods containing
essential nutrients or make teenagers eat more than their daily allotment of
calories and thus gain weight as a result.
The emphasis should be on total
calories, grams
per day of
essential fatty acids, and eating enough of other
nutrients.