Ok so , Any nutritious substance that people , plants and animals eat or drink in order to maintain life and growth . So there it is … food , needs food , get it ?… food that delivers us complete nutrition must itself be fed complete nutrition or it ’ s left devoid of essential elements that will leave us falling short . Food , yes , things that we need . When we see need , think nutritious , meaning nutrient dense , not craving and taste . The provision of vitamins , minerals , and essentials that ensure our growth from young and our maintenance of healthy life , as we age . Basic essentials to this formula are fats and proteins . A perfect example for the young is mothers milk . Full of all the vitamins and minerals , essential fat and complete protein , necessary to kickstart the infants life health and development . No formula loaded with high-fructose corn syrup , vegetable and seed , oils , and soy protein . Grass fed Bison , a perfect example for growing and adult humans . Full of complete protein , vitamins , minerals , and essential fat . Not , the deli or fast food sandwich meat , chips , and soda . Full of inflammatory , highly oxidized toxic fats , inflammatory and insulin resistance creating high-fructose corn syrup , deep-fried starch , saturated fat , and all of the preservatives and poisons . The worst , like brominated white flours .
Friends you see , whole food is filled with essential nutrient dense elements , vitamins , minerals , complete protein , and essential fats . A far cry , from what we find , in what is classified and sold as “ food ” today . While packaged processed convenient rip top box calorie laden , food like materials contain fats and proteins . These are inadequate proteins , very often hormone altering forms , like soy . Chemically altered , oxidized , rancid , and in most cases , toxic fats . Any vitamins and minerals are there because of what ’ s called fortification . Meaning that these products , once an origin of whole food , now have been stripped of everything . Void of all vitamins and minerals , the manufacturers have to re-add vitamins , and minerals in the process of fortification .
Protein is not created equal , although all sources of complete proteins render 4 calories per gram . A piece of wild caught Salmon is essential fat , and healthy protein . Meat products in a deli or fast food sandwich even if originally from an animal is the inverse of healthy protein . All fats are not created equal , although all sources Render 9 cal per gram . Omega-3 , rich in DHA and EPA found in cold water fish or a game or bison or beef that was raised on grass and the saturated fat from those animals if consumed in a carbohydrate free environment are all more than good for us . They are necessary for healthy cholesterol , balance , and the omega 3 is essential . Compared to the fat sources that you would see on the packaged ingredients , nutritional label of processed , fast food . Carbohydrates are a most important and necessary part of the developing growing progressive bodybuilding , physique , and performance athletes nutritional regimen . Are not created equal , though