FOOD PRIORITIES FOR UTILIZATION
FOOD UTILIZATION PRIORITIES –
THIS IS CRITICAL to attaining desired results from diet and supplementation.
THE BODY’S PRIORITIES FOR FOOD UTILIZATION
1 – ENERGY REPLACEMENT (heat, movement, and bodily processes)
2 – REPAIR (revitalization or rebuilding of tissues)
3 – STORAGE (fat or energy reserves)
©copyright Bert Seelman 1989
CARBOHYDRATES = ENERGY (quick source, some more so than others)*
FATS = ENERGY (concentrated energy source)
PROTEINS = REPAIR & ENERGY (*best source for repair) (COMPLETE)*
Some carbohydrate foods are wrongly thought of as proteins, like beans, nuts, starches, seeds and grains which have only limited amounts of certain amino acids for repair and even then if not properly balanced and digested at exactly the right timing and in the right amounts little or no repair will happen at all. Carbohydrates and fats are energy supplies, whereas complete protein can be used for energy and repair. Carbohydrates foods, such as grains, seeds and starches, supply only limited amino acids so they are incomplete proteins. These foods are prioritized for energy first and repair second. Complete proteins are prioritized for repair and are able to supply energy as well. Because incomplete proteins are not prioritized for repair their calories can easily be utilized for energy and stored especially if no repair takes place.
THE BODY’S PRIORITIES FOR FOOD UTILIZATION
1 ENERGY REPLACEMENT (heat, movement, and bodily processes)
2 REPAIR (revitalization or repair/building of tissues)
3 STORAGE (fat or reserves)
The timing with which meals are eaten is of great or critical importance as to how our food is utilized. If an individual fails to balance his blood sugar levels and food types, his protein supplies may be used for energy instead of repair. The timing of our meals helps our bodies to determine the utilization of food by the blood sugar levels. If our blood sugar level is too low for too long, we will go into “starvation mode”. “Starvation mode” will cause our bodies to store our food, producing fat. If we eat too much too quickly or eat meals too close together, we are apt to go into “storage mode” from too high a blood sugar level causing the excess energy to be stored as fat. These conservations of foods are triggered by the survival mechanism in our bodies.
THE TIMING OF OUR FOOD CONSUMPTION
The optimum is to balance the amount of food intake and eating times for best results. In other words, we are seeking energy foods to be used for energy replacement and repair foods for repair. Take the time to plan your meals and meal times. Blood sugar level balancing is one of the most misunderstood and under considered factors in weight loss (fat loss) programs as well as muscle building.
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