One important point about being healthy is how much nutrients are in the foods that we eat. Dr. Fuhrman has written some very good books about this and calls people who eat foods with a lot of nutrients “nutritarians”. Most people talk about how many calories they eat. Nutrients are more important than calories. If you like math, Dr. Fuhrman created an equation (Health=Nutrients/Calories) that explains this. It shows that the more nutrients you eat compared to calories, the healthier you will be. If you want to be healthy, eat a lot of nutrients. Foods with a lot of nutrients include greens (part of GreenYoots :)), vegetables, fruits (especially berries), beans, nuts and seeds.
The foods with low nutrients are processed foods and foods made from animals. The foods made from animals are mainly meat and dairy. Dairy includes things like milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream. Processed foods are foods that were not made by nature. Processed foods can also be foods that were made by nature but then ruined by people. If we keep eating processed foods and foods from animals, we will have too many calories and not enough nutrients. The extra calories are stored as fat. This will make us gain weight and become unhealthy. This is why there are more overweight and unhealthy people now than there used to be. If you want to be healthy eat lots of fruits, vegetables, greens, beans, nuts and seeds and avoid processed foods and foods from animals. Live a long and healthy life.
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