What is good nutrition

Good Nutrition is important for your body and processes. It is important to have a balanced diet rich in all nutrients to ensure that no deficiencies or hormonal imbalances are created in the body. Nutrition is also important for you to boost your immunity and give it the ability to fight against diseases.

Eat the right foods

A balanced diet should consist of the following: Protein: fish, chicken, red meat, dairy products, eggs, nuts and beans. Healthy fats: soft or liquid margarine, avocados, ground flaxseed, nuts and oils. Carbohydrates: fruits, starchy vegetables, whole grains, beans and legumes.

Nutrients are grouped into macronutrients and micronutrients. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats and water are macronutrients, and vitamins and minerals are micronutrients. Although most foods are mixtures of nutrients, many of them contain a lot of one nutrient and a little of the other nutrients.

Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism, and excretion.

GLOW foods are rich in vitamins and minerals that help protect us from diseases by helping our bodies work well and fight off illness. All foods have some vitamins and minerals, but fruits and vegetables are especially good GLOW foods. Eating fruits and vegetables of many colours is an easy way to get what we need.

Definition of protective foods

: foods (as leafy or yellow vegetables, citrus fruits, meat, milk, eggs) that contain adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals, and high quality proteins and the protect against development of a deficiency disease (as pellagra, beriberi, scurvy)

You may feel hungry after eating due to a lack of protein or fiber in your diet, not eating enough high volume foods, hormone issues like leptin resistance, or behavioral and lifestyle choices.