11/02/2024
MACROS 🥩🥔🧈
Here is a little visual of 30g of different macronutrients in foods.
The colourful circles highlight my food choices when it comes to macronutrients and the food I choose to eat when dieting due to their properties.
Protein - When it comes to building muscle and maintaining it, a diet sufficient in protein is critical!
During a fat loss phase tried to choose protein sources that do not have a high amount of fat in them.
Carbohydrates - Believe it or not carbs are not the enemy! Carbohydrates provide energy so we can continue to perform at our best! I have tried low carbohydrate diet in the past and personally I find a balanced diet works best for me.
In saying this, I like to choose my carbohydrates based on volume and nutrients. For example, I am much more inclined to eat fruit, vegetables And higher volume foods like oats compared to things like highly palatable /or processed foods such as lollies, biscuits, juices
Fat - Fat, just like the other macro nutrients are essential for healthy functioning body! However, contains double the amount of calories per gram to that of the other macros.
This is why on a diet I choose to reduce foods that are high and fat and lower and protein.
One food I do avoid, which not many people talk about when losing weight is nuts. Although nuts contain healthy fats, they just don’t fill me up and have a ridiculous amount of calories for a handful. I’d much rather eat salmon or avocado with high or protein in order to get my fats in. Each to their own, though.
It is also important when dieting to recognise that cooking oil and butter do contain a higher amount of calories as well. so even though it might seem like a little bit calories do add up and could be the difference between losing weight and gaining weight 🫡
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