Protein...a girls best friend :)

Todays 'SLIM TIP'

Eat Protein in EVERY meal and snack.

- protein is the basic building block of the entire body

- meat and eggs are the best source

- protein gives us everything from muscle tone to trimming inches from our waist

- your body burns a lot of calories when it's digesting protein...about 25 calories for every 100 calories you eat (only 10-15 calories for fat and carbs)

- this is called "thermic effect of eating", it's how 30% of our calories get used up

- the more protein you eat, the calories you burn



More facts;
- protein is made of amino acids; essential and nonessential
- the best form of protein will include all 9 essential amino acids that our body can't naturally produce; poultry, pork, lean beef, fish, dairy, eggs, nuts and oats are the best
- bean, seeds, cornmeal are also good but don't have all the essential amino acids
- bread, rice, pasta and potatoes do contain protein but not the essential amino acids, making them the incomplete sources


Your Goal:
Eat 2 servings per day, especially during breakfast
- make sure you some type of protein as part of your preworkout and postworkout meals