Why counting calories is out and eating the right foods is in. – Advocate for Healing
Description: Eat less, exercise more. How many times have you heard this adage? The problem is regardless of how many times it’s said the overweight population is growing. So why is this? Is it because we’re no…
Date: 2015-03-18T07:32:48+00:00

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## Why counting calories is out and eating the right foods is in.

March 18th, 2015 Lynn

Eat less, exercise more. How many times have you heard this adage? The problem is regardless of how many times it’s said the overweight population is growing. So why is this? Is it because we’re not listening or because this phrase is outdated? Being outdated is the best answer.
Looking at how the body manages the food is equally as important as what foods are going in. In other words, comparing two equally caloried foods such as a cookie( laden with sugar and grains) to a bag of carrots will not produce the same result in the body. The cookie will force the pancreas to work harder and send the liver its toxic waste. The nutrients in the carrots will be absorbed into the bloodstream for repair and healthy cells. This will happen regardless of whether they are the equal number of calories or not; ultimately two entirely different outcomes.
So what should you eat?:
1. 6 cups of vegetables per day
2. 3 (3 oz portions of protein per day)
3. Good fats (avocados, olive oil, butter, nut butters…)
4. Starchy vegetables (potatos, yams, squashes) if you can tolerate them.

Yes abundant quantities of the wrong foods are excess in calories. But eating whole, fresh, clean vegetables, grass-fed proteins and good fats can actually promote a healthy metabolism, keep the good genes switched on and nourish the body.

Be well,
Lynn

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### 2 Responses to “Why counting calories is out and eating the right foods is in.”

1. Terri Wilson says:
   March 18, 2015 at 9:11 pm

   Lynn,
   Tell me the good and bad of regular old potatoes. Vitamins? Starch? I heard they had a very high glycemic index. Also, some question for white rice – any good for you?
   Thanks,
   Terri

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2. Lynn says:
   March 18, 2015 at 10:18 pm

   Hi Terri,
   Potatoes are members of the nightshade vegetables. I say this because they can either be tolerated or not, depending on the individual. Alone, not fried, they are full of vitamins and minerals including calcium, magnesium, potassium, vitamin c. The skins even offer quercitin, an anti-inflammatory. It’s a real food and baked or boiled can offer health benefits. Purple potatoes, Sweet potatoes and yams carry the most amount of nutrients and are typically what I recommend.

   White rice doesn’t contain the nutrients that brown rice or black rice offer. All rice has been under scrutiny as of late for high levels of arsenic detected.

   WHITE rice, white potato all turn to sugars so turn to substitutes such as purple potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, brown and black rice. Hope that helps and thanks for commenting!

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