Food and Nutrition

Macronutrients consist of fats, carbs and proteins.  And we need all of them!! Fad diets are bad.  Bad, bad, bad.  I aim to eat about 1-1.5 grams of protein a day per pound of body weight, and then I try to split the rest between carbs and fats.  Good carbs and good fats. Unless I'm training for a running race, then I up the carbs, usually a few days before the race or a long training run.  One way to help determine the better carbs to eat (mostly complex carbs) is by looking at a glycemic index.  The glycemic index indicates how quickly your blood sugar or blood glucose will rise after you consume a food.  Glucose has a glycemic index of 100 and this is what all foods are compared to. A carb that has a low glycemic index will absorb slowly and is better for you; a carb that has a high glycemic index will absorb rapidly, cause a spike in blood sugar and a spike in insulin, and is bad.  Foods below 55 are considered low glycemic index foods, between 55 and 70 are mid glycemic foods, and over 70 are high glycemic foods.

Glycemic Index - Food List