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rockzilla · 04-28-2004, 07:31 PM

^^^ I don't know if that's what you intended, but bread and pasta are not a good source of protein.
Protein comes mostly from animal sources, this means meat, dairy, eggs or anything else that's made from animals or comes out of an animal, beans being an exception. Your body uses protein to build and maintain muscle, as well as grow hair and nails.
Carbohydrates are mostly found in foods of plant origin, and can be classified as either sugars, starches, or fiber. Carbs are your body's main source of energy, since it's easy for your body to convert into glucose. It's important to note that any excess carbohydrates get stored as fat.
Fat comes in many different forms, some are good, but most are bad. Look out for saturated fats, they're the worst of the bunch, find foods with monounsaturated fats.

As for the diet, what exactly are your goals? You should calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). This is an estimate of your daily caloric needs based on your age, weight, gender, and activity level. If you want to lose weight, you'll have to eat less than this, if you want to gain any, you'll have to eat more.
If you want to build muscle, you'll need to take in about as many grams of protein as you weigh in pounds (if you weigh 150 pounds, try to get 150g of protein/day), This'll be more than 10% of your caloric intake. 40% Carbs/40% Protein/20% Fat is pretty good.
A couple of tips for you... keep away from fast food or refined, packaged, processed food. It's mostly devoid of nutritional value. Eat more vegetables.

I may come back and update this with some links, but I'm too tired right now.

04-28-2004, 07:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
rockzilla Junkie Location: The Kitchen	^^^ I don't know if that's what you intended, but bread and pasta are not a good source of protein. Protein comes mostly from animal sources, this means meat, dairy, eggs or anything else that's made from animals or comes out of an animal, beans being an exception. Your body uses protein to build and maintain muscle, as well as grow hair and nails. Carbohydrates are mostly found in foods of plant origin, and can be classified as either sugars, starches, or fiber. Carbs are your body's main source of energy, since it's easy for your body to convert into glucose. It's important to note that any excess carbohydrates get stored as fat. Fat comes in many different forms, some are good, but most are bad. Look out for saturated fats, they're the worst of the bunch, find foods with monounsaturated fats. As for the diet, what exactly are your goals? You should calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). This is an estimate of your daily caloric needs based on your age, weight, gender, and activity level. If you want to lose weight, you'll have to eat less than this, if you want to gain any, you'll have to eat more. If you want to build muscle, you'll need to take in about as many grams of protein as you weigh in pounds (if you weigh 150 pounds, try to get 150g of protein/day), This'll be more than 10% of your caloric intake. 40% Carbs/40% Protein/20% Fat is pretty good. A couple of tips for you... keep away from fast food or refined, packaged, processed food. It's mostly devoid of nutritional value. Eat more vegetables. I may come back and update this with some links, but I'm too tired right now.