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This info is important to grasp.
Our bodies need macronutrients in a certain ratio to function properly. However if we don't provide adequately, it still works but doesn't function optimally. May lead to various breakdowns down the line.
So what are macronutrients?
They simply are Carbohydrates, Protein and Fat.
Carbs are quick energy so our bodies love it. Because it doesn't need to work hard to produce energy that our bodies require.
Protein is very important for muscle building, repairing cells and other important functions of our body.
Fat is also important for optimal functioning but it's not required as much as the other 2.
Now in order to understand their composition in the calories we consume, we need to see how each gram of macronutrients makes into calories.
Each gram of carbohydrates converts into 4 calories.
Each gram of protein converts into 4 calories
however, each gram of fat converts into 9 calories.
This explains why fried foods are bad for us because they are fried in oil and oil is pure fat.
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1497 kcal
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Fat: 46.51g | Prot: 140.70g | Carbs: 125.88g.
Breakfast: Lite n' Easy Roast Chicken Breast in Mushroom Sauce. Lunch: Coles Lite Milk, INC Plant Protein, Gala Apples, Woolworths High Protein Plain Yoghurt, Thousand Island Salad Dressing, Lite n' Easy Sweet Slaw. Dinner: Lite n' Easy Choc Chip & Orange Cake, Praise Thousand Island Dressing, Lite n' Easy Bread Grain & Oat, Lite N' Easy Southern Style Chicken Fillet. Snacks/Other: Macro Pitted Dates, Almonds. more...
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2934 kcal
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Exercise:
Walking (slow) - 3/kph - 30 minutes, Elliptical - 10 minutes, Sitting - 3 hours, Weight Training (moderate) - 30 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 5 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 5 hours and 42 minutes, Abdominal (Sit Ups) - 3 minutes, Desk Work - 6 hours. more...
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