HEALTH Balance Food Intake with Eat a Variety of Nutrient Drink Half your Weight in Find Foods That Give YOU |
CARBOHYDRATES (1 GRAM YIELDS 4 CALORIES) ARE THE CHIEF SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR ALL BODY FUNCTIONS AND BODY EXERTIONS. THEY INCLUDE: SIMPLE CARBS (SUGAR), COMPLEX CARBS (STARCHES) AND FIBER. FAT CANNOT BE METABOLIZED EFFICIENTLY WITHOUT ADECUATE AMOUNTS OF CARBS, ALSO SOME PARTS OF YOUR “CNS” WORK SOLELY ON “CARB ENERGY”. CHOOSE WHOLE GRAINS AND FRESH VEGETABLES AS THEY AID IN SATIETY AND HUNGER CONTROL. GOOD SOURCES OF CARBS: WHOLE WHEAT BREADS & PASTAS, CEREALS HIGH IN FIBER (KASHI, TOTAL, SPECIAL K), VEGETABLES (BROCOLLI, CARROTS, LETTUCE), FRUITS (BANANAS, APPLES, ORANGES), YOGURTS.
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