The Power of a Nutrient
Posted by Lindsay Muller on Tuesday, December 28, 2010
I love learning about all-things food, nutrition and culinary. I have done quite a bit of research on various aspects of the food and culinary world...
I have done all of this research with a unique perspective... What does God think of it?
Why should we care what God thinks?
When an engineer creates something they always have a purpose for their creation and their design is based on how it's intended to be used. Let's take a dishwasher for example... the dishwasher was created to serve a purpose of washing dishes. It works best when you operate the dishwasher as it was intended... filling up the dishwasher with dishes, using the specified amount of dishwasher detergent and waiting until the dishwasher is done before taking them out. If you use it any other way, bad things are likely to happen. It may not be noticeable right away, but over time you may notice the harmful effects. God and our earth is no different. That's why I care about what God thinks, because He is the engineer of our earth, our body, and our life.
Education is the foundation of living a healthy life.
Along with a desire to live your best life, I believe that education is the foundation of living a healthy life and eating a nutritious diet. I especially noticed this to be true while watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution unfold in Huntington, West Virginia, a town that was once identified as having the highest obesity rate in the country. It was such a struggle for them to abandon their destructive eating habits. I kept thinking to myself, "They haven't been educated." It wasn't until the Huntington residents were educated and understood the importance of a healthy diet, that their eating habits began to change for the better.
From soil to plate, learning what a doable healthy diet truly entails...
Nutrients are not only good for our overall health, but necessary to survive. I want to learn what we should all know about nutrients so we can make smart food decisions -starting with our soil, all the way to the food that ends up on our plate and into our mouth! Feel free to join me in my journey in discovering the full power of nutrients and what a doable healthy and nutritious diet truly entails... all for the sake of optimal health and living at God's best, the way He intended for us.
Nutrient - a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
Six Nutrients
1. Water
2. Carbohydrates
3. Protein
4. Fats
5. Vitamins
6. Minerals
Stay tuned for more to come, but in the meantime, have you seen the new food pyramid presented by the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture)? In general, www.mypyramid.gov is an excellent resource for healthy living.
New Food Pyramid
Old Food Pyramid
- superfoods
- natural/organic/whole foods
- farm-to-table/sustainable farming
- cooking green
- news and trends with culinary arts, renowned chefs and technology... you name it!
I have done all of this research with a unique perspective... What does God think of it?
Why should we care what God thinks?
When an engineer creates something they always have a purpose for their creation and their design is based on how it's intended to be used. Let's take a dishwasher for example... the dishwasher was created to serve a purpose of washing dishes. It works best when you operate the dishwasher as it was intended... filling up the dishwasher with dishes, using the specified amount of dishwasher detergent and waiting until the dishwasher is done before taking them out. If you use it any other way, bad things are likely to happen. It may not be noticeable right away, but over time you may notice the harmful effects. God and our earth is no different. That's why I care about what God thinks, because He is the engineer of our earth, our body, and our life.
Education is the foundation of living a healthy life.
Along with a desire to live your best life, I believe that education is the foundation of living a healthy life and eating a nutritious diet. I especially noticed this to be true while watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution unfold in Huntington, West Virginia, a town that was once identified as having the highest obesity rate in the country. It was such a struggle for them to abandon their destructive eating habits. I kept thinking to myself, "They haven't been educated." It wasn't until the Huntington residents were educated and understood the importance of a healthy diet, that their eating habits began to change for the better.
From soil to plate, learning what a doable healthy diet truly entails...
Nutrients are not only good for our overall health, but necessary to survive. I want to learn what we should all know about nutrients so we can make smart food decisions -starting with our soil, all the way to the food that ends up on our plate and into our mouth! Feel free to join me in my journey in discovering the full power of nutrients and what a doable healthy and nutritious diet truly entails... all for the sake of optimal health and living at God's best, the way He intended for us.
Nutrient - a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
Six Nutrients
1. Water
2. Carbohydrates
3. Protein
4. Fats
5. Vitamins
6. Minerals
Stay tuned for more to come, but in the meantime, have you seen the new food pyramid presented by the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture)? In general, www.mypyramid.gov is an excellent resource for healthy living.
New Food Pyramid
Old Food Pyramid