Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Proteins and Fats: Which Food Have What?
Most of us have grown up thinking we need a complete protein every meal of the day, and we have been taught that in order to get that we need to eat meat and drink milk. However, other foods do have protein and you might be surprised at the comparision of proteins as well as the fat content in these different foods:
Alfalfa sprouts, (1/2 cup) - 2.5 grams protein, .3 grams fat
Beef, ground (1/4 lb) - 21 grams protein, 18 grams fat
Black beans (1/2 cup) - 7.6 grams protein, .4 grams fat
Chicken breast (1/4 lb) - 19 grams protein, 4.8 grams fat
Egg (one) - 7.2 grams protein, 7 grams fat
Fish, cod (1/4 lb) - 19 grams protein, 1 gram fat
Lentils, cooked (1/2 cup) - 9 grams protein, 0 grams fat
Milk, skim (1/2 cup) - 8.35 grams protein, .3 grams fat
Milk, whole (1/2 cup) - 8.5 grams protein, 4.8 grams fat
Millet, dry grain (1/2 cup) - 11 grams protein, 3.4 grams fat
Shrimp (1/2 cup) - 15 grams protein, .7 grams fat
Tofu, firm (1/2 cup) - 10 grams protsin, 4 grams fat
Though this is a rough comparison of just a few foods, it should give you an idea of the protein and fat content of foods and just what you are getting from what you eat.
Alfalfa sprouts, (1/2 cup) - 2.5 grams protein, .3 grams fat
Beef, ground (1/4 lb) - 21 grams protein, 18 grams fat
Black beans (1/2 cup) - 7.6 grams protein, .4 grams fat
Chicken breast (1/4 lb) - 19 grams protein, 4.8 grams fat
Egg (one) - 7.2 grams protein, 7 grams fat
Fish, cod (1/4 lb) - 19 grams protein, 1 gram fat
Lentils, cooked (1/2 cup) - 9 grams protein, 0 grams fat
Milk, skim (1/2 cup) - 8.35 grams protein, .3 grams fat
Milk, whole (1/2 cup) - 8.5 grams protein, 4.8 grams fat
Millet, dry grain (1/2 cup) - 11 grams protein, 3.4 grams fat
Shrimp (1/2 cup) - 15 grams protein, .7 grams fat
Tofu, firm (1/2 cup) - 10 grams protsin, 4 grams fat
Though this is a rough comparison of just a few foods, it should give you an idea of the protein and fat content of foods and just what you are getting from what you eat.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
It's Your Health, Your Body!
Do you eat to live, or do you live to eat? As I ask people that question, most will jokingly answer "I live to eat!" But that is in reality what most of us do. We love to eat, we eat more than we usually should, and most of our activities are centered around food.
Most of us really eat to please our taste buds. However, stop and think about it. Most people barely chew their food, so food is only in the mouth from 5 to 15 seconds, yet it is in the body for 24 hours or more. Does it make sense that we most often only eat to please the taste buds and not fulfill the needs of the body?
Food is for nourishment, building and strenthening of the body. If it can't do that, then we shouldn't be putting it into our mouths. Just eating to please the taste buds really makes no sense when you think about it! So think about your health and how important it is to you. Maybe you won't realize it until you loose it like I did, then you begin to think twice about what and why you eat!
Most of us really eat to please our taste buds. However, stop and think about it. Most people barely chew their food, so food is only in the mouth from 5 to 15 seconds, yet it is in the body for 24 hours or more. Does it make sense that we most often only eat to please the taste buds and not fulfill the needs of the body?
Food is for nourishment, building and strenthening of the body. If it can't do that, then we shouldn't be putting it into our mouths. Just eating to please the taste buds really makes no sense when you think about it! So think about your health and how important it is to you. Maybe you won't realize it until you loose it like I did, then you begin to think twice about what and why you eat!
