Imagine pulling into a gas station and not knowing the contents of each individual gas pump. Sounds crazy, right? Under this scenario you may fill your car's gas tank with water, soda, gas, or maybe even chocolate milk. This would be unfortunate, because unless you chose the pump with gas, sooner or later you'd be running on empty! Well the same is true for the human body. If you don't consume the proper nutrients your body needs, one day you may be out of gas too.
So please...get to know what you eat!
1) Study nutrition labels
2) Get to know your own individual portion sizes and compare them with a "serving" size.
Then,
3) Understand exactly what you're consuming each day as it relates to total calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat (saturated and unsaturated), fiber, cholesterol, sodium, vitamins and minerals.
Without doing so, the odds of eating healthy are stacked high against you. And no-one wants to run out of gas too soon!
For more information on nutrition labels and their contents, please take a look at the Nutrition Facts Panel provided by the American Dietetic Association.
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