The foods listed below will provide you with
the most nutrients per calorie without plants.
Not exact matches
From my experiences I can tell you that yes, puree fed babies get more food down them, but then they drink less milk (and milk contains far more micro
nutrients, vitamins and minerals
per calorie than
most food - particularly food such as baby rice, which is mostly starch) they are also more prone to dehydration and constipation, as their fluid intake can be inadequate.
Eating foods that have a high
nutrient content
per calorie makes it possible for you to give your body what it needs in the
most efficient way possible.
Protein is the
most fulfilling
nutrient and besides the fact that proteins are the building blocks of muscles, they can make you burn up to 80 to 100 more
calories per day.
And they are considered by many as the
most nutritionally - dense nut, meaning they offer the
most overall
nutrients per calorie and
per ounce.
In terms of
nutrient density —
nutrients per calorie — are beans the
most nutritious class of whole foods?
This healthy raw food list consists of foods that have more
nutrients per calorie than
most other foods.
Not only is lean protein low in
calories (4
calories per gram), it's also the
most satiating
nutrient too.
Sweet potatoes provide over 90 percent of
nutrients per calorie for
most people, with the exception of niacin and protein.
Protein is the
most fulfilling
nutrient, by far, and eating a high protein diet can make you burn up to 80 to 100 more
calories per day (16, 17, 18).
And so when you're talking about
nutrient density, you're talking about getting the
most nutrients you can
per calorie, right?
As long as you're eating the right total amount of
calories, protein, fat and carbs
per day and getting those
nutrients from mostly higher quality sources, you should organize it all in whatever way makes you
most likely to consistently stick to it.
You must add foods that provide the
most nutrient with the fewest
calories, otherwise, and I've seen this suggested, one can add 3000 kcal to boost a few
nutrients for a 1000 kcal diet (a typical 40 - pound dog eats about 1,000 kcal
per day).