{"id":3427,"date":"2023-03-30T08:54:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T12:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.completewellnesssolutions.com\/?p=3427"},"modified":"2023-03-30T09:03:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T13:03:33","slug":"decoding-nutrition-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web03.completewellnesssolutions.com\/?p=3427","title":{"rendered":"Decoding Nutrition Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3427\" class=\"elementor elementor-3427\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44cec69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44cec69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db2732c\" data-id=\"db2732c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf0071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cf0071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/web03.completewellnesssolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/man-eating-lettuce-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web03.completewellnesssolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/man-eating-lettuce-small.jpg 848w, https:\/\/web03.completewellnesssolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/man-eating-lettuce-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web03.completewellnesssolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/man-eating-lettuce-small-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc7e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dc7e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If food labels make your head spin and you don\u2019t know if you should be eating high protein, low carb, low fat, low protein or some other combination, check out the nutrition basics below.<\/p><p><strong>Protein.<\/strong> Proteins are a part of every cell of our body, and the proteins we eat help to replace<br \/>the proteins that are used and broken down daily. Protein is made up of amino acids.<\/p><ul><li>Meats, fish, poultry and dairy give us complete proteins, all of the amino acids we need.<\/li><li>Beans, rice, corn and soy give us incomplete proteins, only some of the amino acids we need. But if a variety of incomplete proteins are eaten in a day, then we will have eaten all of the necessary amino acids.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Carbohydrates.<\/strong> Carbohydrates provide the fuel needed for our body to work.<\/p><ul><li>Complex \u201ccarbs\u201d are vegetables, fruits and whole grains. These also provide necessary fiber.<\/li><li>Limiting simple \u201ccarbs\u201d (sugar, refined flour, etc.) will help keep blood sugars and weight under control.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Fat.<\/strong> Some healthy fat is needed daily for our health.<\/p><ul><li>The best fats are olive oil, canola oil and sunflower oil.<\/li><li>Limit saturated fats (found in animal products) and eliminate trans fats (partially hydrogenated oils).<\/li><\/ul><hr \/><p><strong>Easy Portion Tips:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Protein<\/strong>=1 serving is about the size of a deck of cards.<\/li><li><strong>Carbohydrates<\/strong>=1 Cup serving of vegetables is the size of a baseball.<\/li><li><strong>Fats<\/strong>=1 serving of fat is the size of 1 die.<\/li><\/ul><div>Source: Complete Wellness Solutions. 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