Made Easy Nutrition: Recent Episodes
Penny Johnson
A healthy diet is more than just the right number of calories: our growth, development and health rely on a wide range of nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, protein, fiber and essential fatty acids.
The phrase ‘You Are What You Eat’ means that it is important to eat good food in order to be healthy and fit. This in its entirety, is what good nutrition is all about.
No one eats perfectly all the time – even dietitians! But when bad habits become common practice, you can end up with weight gain, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and a host of other potential health problems.
The nutrient density of foods refers to relative amount of nutrients per calories and is estimated by nutrient profiling methods.