You Are What You Eat!
Getting Ready for Summer
The Importance of Exercising and Eating Right Summer has officially arrived, and we Canadians are getting outdoors to enjoy the warm weather. We’re stashing away our winter wardrobes and are breaking out our t-shirts and shorts. Without the bulky sweaters and coats to...#1 – Nutrition and Food Basics: Eating Made Simple
When my clients understand food, they make better choices. Media and marketing are pointing us to the most profitable food, not the right food.
#2 – Not All Proteins Are Created Equal
Unlike carbohydrates or fat the body does not have any way to store proteins. The body is brilliantly designed to process them on the spot and whatever proteins are not needed will be broken down by our bodies and discarded….
#3 – Carbohydrates: Our Misunderstood Friends
Carbohydrates are used to provide energy for many functions like powering working muscles, fuel for the central nervous system, enabling the metabolism of fat and, most importantly, preventing protein from being used as energy.
#4 – Fat: More than its name.
Hello team! I hope the eating over the last month has been healthy and getting easier to understand the types of foods you’re eating. Today we will be chatting about the last major food group “fats”.
#5 – Calories, what are they and where do they hide?
In today’s fast-paced world, many people’s meals rely heavily on processed foods that may have very few nutrients and so they end up eating too much of them and then soon feel hungry again.
#6 – Not all foods are created equal
The federal government has regulated what appears on the Nutrition Facts label, but there is a great deal of debate about how the information is calculated.
About Craig Pollard, AFitter.Me
Craig is a Certified Personal Trainer and is certified in Nutrition for Sport and Performance. Craig operates www.AFitter.Me, an independent gym in Kemptville and works with iNSiDE Out STUDiO barre for Nutrition.
