Food for Fuel

When we are trying to lose weight and take charge of our health, what we eat REALLY matters.

Food is fuel. Just like a car needs gas to run, our bodies need fuel to function properly.

Would you put less than sub-par gas in your car?  We all know what happens when we put bad gas in our car. Yes, our car will still run but there will be problems. Problems that we will eventually have to fix. Problems that could shorten the life of our vehicle. Problems that will cost MORE money to fix than if we had just put a good quality gas in our car.

So if we wouldn't put bad gas in our car why would we put bad foods into our bodies? We have ONE body. We can not trade it in for another one. Why are we treating our cars with better care than we are our bodies?

Are you ready to take responsibility for your health?

Our food choices will make a big difference in how our bodies feel, function, and how our weight is maintained.

Let me give you an example of a poor nutritional choice versus a great nutrition choice...

Here we have a Raspberry filled Krispy Cream Doughnut:

Any one who has had one knows that they are oh so tasty. But that doughtnut is watered-down gas. At 340 calories and 21 grams of fat it is not only going to go straight to our waistline, it is nutritionally void. The doughnut has 36 grams of carbohydrates-all refined and highly processed which will cause your blood sugar to spike, cause you to "crash" later, and will mostly go straight to your waistline to be stored as fat. 

Not only is the doughnut high in calories, fat and carbs, it is not very filling leaving you looking for more food later.

The only nutritional benefits from this doughnut is 2 grams of fiber and three grams of protein-not a lot of bang for your buck!

Here we have a bowl of oatmeal flavored with a little milk, berries, and cinnamon + a low fat egg omelet:

The breakfast above is loaded with nutrition. It would be considered premium fuel. At just over 300 calories it has 25+ grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber and only has 8 grams of fat. This meal provides you with vitamins and antioxidants. It is a good source of fiber, complex carbs, and protein. It will keep you full and satisfied and give you energy that lasts. And with less than 2 grams of sugar, there will be no insulin spike or "crash" later.

The hot sauce added to the omelet will help boost metabolism (thermogenic effect).

The cinnamon added to the oatmeal will aid in weight loss, digestion, and will help lower blood pressure.

Not only is this breakfast loaded in nutrients, it is made mostly of real and natural ingredients. Ingredients that our bodies recognize and can easily digest. Our bodies can easily process "clean" foods causing us to use and burn up to 50% more calories than if we consumed refined and/or highly processed food (doughnuts).

That is a lot of bang for your buck!

Whether we are trying to lose weight, take better care of our health, or both the food choices we make matter. The more "clean" and natural we eat the more energy we will have, the healthier we will be, and the easier it will be to lose weight and keep it off.