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Protein

I get asked many times over and over the questions, what type of food is a protein and what is better organic vs. non-organic.  Many people make eating too complicated, when it is very easy.

My simple response to the question, what type of food is a protein, would be anything that has eyes provides a high quality protein.  These eyes proteins consist of beef, pork, fish(any kind), chicken, turkey, eggs, and milk.  Another great source of protein can come from plants.  These protein items consist of nuts and beans.  Eating a variety of protein from the eyes and plants is a great way to have balance.

As far as organic vs. non-organic, organic is the best if it is truly organic, but there is nothing wrong with non-organic foods.  People are finding that the restriction on organic foods are not closely monitored and that there are no nutritional differences between the two.  You can not go wrong eating organic or n0n-organic.

Lastly, do not make eating complex.  At every meal have a fist full of protein from the eye or plant source.  Remember KISS (Keep It Stupid Simple).  See my next post on how much protein to eat.

Ronald Lelko

Clients, athletes, society and nutrition experts make eating right to complex. KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid!  I try to convey this message to all of my clients and athletes.  Eating right is very simple!

The first thing you have to do is take all of the processed foods out of your diet.  A good rule of thumb to live by is anything that can be stored longer then a week or more without going bad can be considered a processed food.  When doing your grocery shopping stick to the outside of the food store, all of the processed foods are in the inside aisles.

Next time you go food shopping take a closer look at all of the food items on the outside of the store.  Many, if not all, of these foods are from the earth and will go bad after a week. Because of the short shelf life of these foods you should go grocery shopping one or more times per week.  These natural foods are the ones that you should be eating and come from an organic source if possible.

Look for Eating 101 part 2: Protein.

Ronald Lelko

The diet industry is a 54 billion dollar industry with 95% failure rate. Those numbers are staggering considering Americans are more overweight that ever before. It is evident with these statistics that diets don’t work. That is because most diets focus on caloric restriction. However, reducing calories make for tired and cranky people. Without enough calories the body has nothing to fuel itself and the results are catastrophic. Not only will you feel miserable but when the body is not receiving enough calories to keep it going, it is forced to break down precious muscle for fuel. This is referred to as catabolic. The catabolic state is something to avoid at all costs because muscle contains mitochondria, the energy producing factories of the body. That means even when the body is at rest precious muscles are still burning calories. Therefore, muscle equals a faster metabolism.

For more information contact me at jcfitnessfirst@gmail.com.

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