Balanced Diet For Perfectly Muscular Body
December 5, 2008
While most of us are interested in having a fit and superbly active bodies we do not spare even 5 minutes in a day to evaluate the food that we actually consume on a regular basis. It is very important that in planning meals we keep a check on these items to evaluate their optimum content in our diet. A single step advice to have a healthy and fit life is to take healthy organic foods.
Proteins are an important component of your diet
One of the most important food elements, proteins in general should comprise 20% of your diet. Proteins apart from being abundant in meat products, are also available abundantly in various non-animal forms viz. beans, raw nuts, and seeds (such as sunflower, sesame, pumpkin), wheat germ, soy beans, sprouts, tofu, soy protein powders and soy and protein supplements. Protein is the building block for our flesh, muscle, blood, heart, bones, skin, hair, as well as other components of the body. Most importantly our life processes and the factors that help us to resist disease are all composed of protein or their precursors i.e amino acids. The whole muscular growth and development is dependent on proteins, every time you move a muscle, every time you breathe, you consume protein in the form of amino acids. Amino acids help in making a decision about the body building capacities of the body as well as blood supply to the newly built muscles.
Natural fats, starches and sugars
Although, the components listed above are not very highly healthy, still these constitute a very important factor in the diet. Importantly, these food components should only be a one fifth part of your diet taken altogether. Stored fat in the body provides a source of heat and energy, and also acts as a cushion the vital organs, such as the kidneys, gives great protection against cold and injury. Starches and natural sugars come under one classification in the diet: carbohydrates. Like fats, they also furnish energy. They are the preferred food for muscular work and physical activity.
The rest part of the diet should be composed of organic fruits and vegetables, both raw in salads as well as vegetable in properly cooked form. These food components are protective as well as helpful in nutrition and also keep you satiated and full.
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