Our bodies are engines and they operate on Carbon and Oxygen; therefore all foods we ingest are converted by the glandular system into Carbon and are combined with oxygen to do all the things we require of a body; we need to replace cells, move the various body parts to do work, to play and to just lay about and do nothing for the at the very least we need to keep the heart pumping.
Calorie: A unit of heat. The amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of a quart of water almost 2 degrees Fahrenheit. This would be one calorie. Sweat is the by product of heating up the body that is "burning" calories. The sweat regulates the overall body temperature.
Protein: The building block of the cells of the body. Proteins are made up of 22 amino acids and of these, 8 are essential, aka complete, in that they cannot be synthesized (combining different elements into unified whole). The primary source of complete proteins are meats, eggs, fish and milks, butters, and cheeses.
Carbohydrates: Often called the energy components of your diet. They are mainly found in sugars, starches and cellulose.
Over the next few posts I will take each of the above, add a few others and hopefully you will become a little more enlightened as to what you choose to eat and drink. Stay tuned.
Dad
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