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• Nutrition
  • Understanding basic nutrition should be everyone's priority. If you don't understand anything about ingredients, calories or foods, then you can't better your own health. This guide will teach you the basic concepts that will help you with your health and nutrition goals.
• Carbohydrates
  • Carbs have gotten a bad reputation over the past few year because of the new low carb diets. The main point you need to understand is that there is a difference between good carbs and bad ones. Your goal needs to be: minimize your intake of unhealthy carbs while trying to eat foods that are rich in healthy ones. This guide will show you the difference between the two.
• Fats
  • Most people think that eating fat will make them fat. Fat has many essential functions in the body and without it we would be sick. You need to make the distinction between good (unsaturated) and bad (trans, saturated) fats. This guide will show you how to do that.
• Proteins
  • Proteins are used to rebuild and repair any tissue damage that happens to our bodies the kind that happens when we exercise. This guide will help you choose the foods that have the best kind of protein.
• Healthy Grocery Shopping
  • We can all agree that the foods we eat have an enormous impact on how healthy or unhealthy we are. It is therefore very important to know how to properly shop for healthy groceries. You have to know the difference between what is healthy and what is marketed as healthy, what foods to avoid and even how to save money on nutritious foods.
• Healthy Cooking
  • Cooking your own meals is very important in improving your health. By cooking you can control how many calories your food has, how fresh your food is and what ingredients it contains. This guide will help you get started with the basics of cooking.
• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
  • Whatever your weight goal may be, (lose, maintain or gain) eating the right foods can help you reach them or move you further away. This guide will help you choose healthy dishes for all three major meals of the day.
• Fiber
  • Fiber has many important functions in the body. It can help lower cholesterol, prevent certain types of cancer, keep you regular, and help you lose weight by keeping you full. You don't need to buy expensive supplements to benefit from fiber. Cereals, oatmeal, some breads, fruits and vegetables are all high in fiber and this guide will show you how to maximize your intake.