Women Need Protein Too!!!
As we all know, or should know, protein helps us to build
muscle. Lean muscle tissue burns more energy (calories) at rest than fat and
also takes up less space! Many women do not eat enough protein because they
don’t want to “bulk up” like a man. This is NOT true. The reason men bulk up is
mainly because of testosterone and unless you are heavy lifting and eating mass
amounts of protein, you will keep your feminine shape. Therefore as women, we
need protein to build muscle and essentially burn fat!
We Need Fat, to Burn Fat
Yes, you read that correctly. In order to get rid of the
“bad” fat stored as LDL cholesterol in the body we need to “good” HDL
cholesterol to be produced in our bodies. Most of the fat we consume through
the foods we eat should be unsaturated (liquid at room temperature). These fats
come from oils and fatty acids like olive oil and omega fatty acids from fish
and other sources. The saturated and trans fats should be the fats we least
consume. These are animal fats that we find in fatty meats like beef and lard
(butter). You will notice in these recipes, we use oils in our cooking and no
butter! These oils will keep our heart healthy and help us look flab free in
our bikinis!
Glycemic Index
After we consume carbohydrates, our blood glucose levels
will rise and cause us to feel satiated. When we consume simple carbohydrates,
our glucose levels will rise fast and decline fast, causing us to feel hungry
again in a short period of time. Complex carbohydrates do the opposite, they
cause a slow release of blood glucose that is sustained longer which makes us
feel fuller, longer. Foods that rank high on the glycemic index are simple
carbohydrates such as fruit and white starches (white bread, rice and
potatoes). Foods that rank low on the glycemic index are complex carbohydrates
such as whole grains like brown rice, oats and sweet potato. We want to choose
carbohydrates and starches that will sustain our blood glucose levels and ward
off hunger pain. Low glycemic carbohydrates also contain more fibre which aids
in our digestion and lowers cholesterol.
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