Monday 9th March 2009 - Calories Vs Nutrients

Calories Vs Nutrients = An EVOLUTION for the Plan to save our Human E.C.O. System.

To build on from the last post of my new plan for "Calorie Manipulation", there is not always a relationship between calories and nutrients which is where I am going with this.

So I thought it would be important to point out that I have no problem with anyone eating food either whole or otherwise to meet their daily intake demands. I'm also not advocating the reduction or replacement of whole foods over shakes, bars or tablets but if you need to make a change - these may be of benefit in your time-poor lives.

My point is that generally most people are eating too many calories (or total volume of food) to ever meet or improve their health goals. You know that life long goal of losing bodyfat that never goes out of fashion. For years it has been touted as a simple equation of Calories In VS Calories Out but with that concept not working with obesity rates soaring, we need to find a way to reconnect with the mass population.

It's a hard battle to win against the multi-billion dollar food and drink companies that spend more than our health budget on marketing strategies to encourage us to consume their products so I think I need to find a way.

The next part of this evolutionary calorie reducing but nutrient increasing plan is that we once we get this knowledge under control our focus needs to move from "Calories In" to a better more Human E.C.O. System friendly plan of "Nutrients In".

We need to stop counting calories but not get complacent, as we move forward and evolve to look at what our body needs to function at it's optimum. Think of the way a team of mechanics address the various aspects of a finely tuned race car. Let's simply look at food as fuel knowing it has important functions we need to meet with nutrients and that the body works like a machine, but when neglected will not run poorly or equally when maintained well leaves us breathless.

I should also point out that we need to be aware and realize that in a day I can eat the recommended amount of calories on ANY weight loss plan, yet still be deficient in the necessary nutrients to adequately optimize both my fat loss and health goals.
Not a great or sensible strategy.

My first recommendation is that food that comes from the earth will be laden with nutrients and also normally be less calorific. Great start as we reset and restore balance to our Human ECO System.

Tomorrow's blog is about .... Fibre vs Nutrient Carbs