Have you every had a big bowl of "filling" oatmeal and fruit for breakfast? Or maybe whole-grain cereal and skim milk? Or Yogurt and Granola? ....and then felt HANGRY (Hungry-Angry) about 1-2 hours later?! WHY? Let's break it down... Oatmeal = Carbs. Fruit = Carbs. Cereal = Carbs. Skim Milk = Carbs. Yogurt = Carbs. Granola = Carbs. Sure, carbs are great and necessary... they give us energy & more (see previous post) BUT it is NOT smart to stack carbs on carbs on carbs. That

Recently, I've been chatting it up about micronutrients...and so I got the question, What ARE macronutrients and micronutrients? Let's start with Macros today... There are 3 Macronutrients: Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats. PROTEINS Proteins are super important for the optimal function of our bodies. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. There are 20 "building block" amino acids: 10 of them MUST come from our diet (or what we eat) and the other 10 are able to be