Eat Lean MEATS, FISH......and......BEANS!!

This week I am going to teach you the importance of eating LEAN fish, chicken, turkey and beans. All of these foods provide essential nutritional elements, and without them the body will not have the ability to maintain a healthy way of functioning.

Throughout this blog, I have attached links to sites that will make it much easier for you to understand why some of contents I am mentioning are so VERY IMPORTANT to the body. I always thought it would be excellent to have an easy way to access all of this information from one place!

Let's start with FISH...

Fish is by far one of the healthiest foods in the WORLD!! As long as it is prepared correctly, fish provides at least 6 positive health benefits in one small piece. Fish is...

1. LOW fat

2. LOW cholesterol

3. Loaded with PROTEIN (the body does not have the ability to store protein...it needs to be eaten regularly)

4. Good source of vitamin B

5. HIGH IN OMEGA-3'S

6. Good source of calcium.

Although fish is one of the best ways to maintain a healthful diet, many people can't stand to eat it. If you are one of those people....DO NOT WORRY...I have some good news for you as well...


Another excellent nutritional source is CHICKEN. One boneless skinless chicken breast has 9 or more attributes to help keep yourself on the fast track to good health. Chicken...

1. Good source of PROTEIN

2. contains Niacin

3. Contains Vitamin B-6

4. Contains Vitamin B-12

5. Loaded with Vitamin D

6. Low in FAT

7. Contains NO CARBOHYDRATES

8. Large portions of the fat (if any) found in Chicken is Unsaturated Fat (healthy fat)

9. Contains Iron

(IF YOU ARE NOT A CHICKEN OR FISH EATER, YOU CAN ALSO GO FOR TURKEY. IT HAS MOST OF THE SAME NUTRITIONAL ATTRIBUTES AVAILABLE IN CHICKEN.)

LASTLY...

For those of you who are vegan or vegetarian, things can be a little more complicated when it comes to consuming the appropriate amount of nutrition in one simple food group. An excellent source of PROTEIN and FIBER is BEANS. Go to the link for beans where you will be able to gather loads of information on the nutritional value of beans along with other foods you should be eating to gather the appropriate vitamins for proper nutrition.

Once again...keep up the good work!!

DO NOT FORGET TO KEEP UP WITH REGULAR EXERCISE!!!