food as fuel crave health ashley a harris, rd, cd

Food as FuelFood as Fuel

Crave Health Ashley A Harris, RD, CD

OverviewOverview

Macronutrients

Significance of Blood Sugar levels

Micronutrients

7 Changes you can make toward health

Nutrition 101Nutrition 101

The Macronutrients

Carbohydrates: Grains, Breads, Fruits, Milk, Yogurt, Sweets

Proteins: Meat, Tofu, Lowfat Cheese

Fats: Oils, Nuts, Seeds, Nut Spreads, Butter

Water: PLAIN Water

Blood Sugar LevelsBlood Sugar Levels

Carbohydrates cause an in blood sugar levels

There are 2 types of Carbohydrates:

Simple ComplexCarbohydrates Carbohydrates

Simple CarbohydratesSimple Carbohydrates

Simple Chemical Structure

Digested Quickly in the Body

Complex CarbohydratesComplex Carbohydrates

•More Complicated Chemical Structure

•Digested Slowly in the Body

Blood Sugar StabilizationBlood Sugar Stabilization

SimpleComplex

ProteinsProteins

Are involved in every single process in your body

Amino Acids – The building blocks of protein

Get a balance of Animal and Plant Source

Fats / LipidsFats / Lipids

Saturated(Solid at Room Temperature)

Unsaturated(Liquid at Room Temperature)

MicronutrientsMicronutrients

All Vitamins and Minerals

7 Things You Can Do…7 Things You Can Do…

1) Eat Breakfast Every Day

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2) Never go more than 4h without eating

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3) Eliminate Trans-Fats

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3) Walk 5000 steps per day

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4) Drink at least 50 ounces of Water per day

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6) Make a Multivitamin and Fish Oil part of your life

2 grams Omega-3 per day

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7) Write down what you eat!

Questions?Questions?

Contact Information

Crave HealthAshley A Harris, RD, CD

www.Crave-Health.com(206) 491-8188