2.22 Amount of Protein
The USDA recommended daily allowance (RDA) for protein is 46 g/day for women and 56 g/day for men. Athletes such as marathon runners and bodybuilders...
2.23 Protein Summary and Conclusions
While protein is a very important dietary component, too much protein can be harmful. Also, protein from the wrong source can have major negative...
2.31 Saturated Fats
Saturated fats are mostly derived from animals, but some plant based foods have saturated fats in them such as coconuts. The term “saturated” means...
2.32 Unsaturated Fats
Unsaturated fats include monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. These fats are liquid at room temperature. These types of fats are considered good...
2.33 Hydrogenated Fats/Oils
Hydrogenated fats are artificially produced. These are usually derived from unsaturated vegetable oils when hydrogen atoms are forced chemically into...
2.34 Trans Fats
Trans fatty acids, a.k.a. “trans fat”, are mostly artificially produced through the chemical process of hydrogenation of unsaturated oils. There are...
2.35 Calories in Fat
Fat has more calories per gram than protein or carbohydrates. This is true no matter what type of fat we are talking about. For each gram of fat that...
2.36 Foods High in Fat
We discussed previously which foods have which type of fat in them, but which foods are just high in fat in general? Here is a quick list of the foods...
2.38 Fat Summary and Conclusions
In general, a good heart healthy diet is low in fat, however, the calories that you do get from fat should be the healthy unsaturated fat from natural...
2.40 Micronutrients
In this HeartStrong.com video/article we will examine some important micronutrients. The word “micro” means small and thus “micronutrients” refer to...
2.41 Reading labels
In this HeartStrong.com video/article, we are going to discuss how to read a label to be sure that the food item you are looking is healthy for you.
2.42 Examining Specific Foods
In this HeartStrong.com video/article we are going to examine some specific foods so we can look at the label an discuss why it is that they are good...
2.50 Whole Food Plant Based Diet (WFPB)
In this video/article we are going to discuss the components of a whole food plant-based diet (WFPB diet). We will talk about how this is ideal for...
2.51 WFPB - Why No Meat, Seafood or Dairy?
The health benefits of a whole food plant based diet are well established. Prevent and/or reverse heart disease, stroke, diabetes, many cancers and...
2.52 Plant Based Nutrition Resources
Explore this comprehensive list of resources to help you be successful in your plant based journey. Each category includes multiple resources with the...
2.52 WFPB - Why No Added Oil?
Oil is fat. There is 120 calories in every tablespoon of oil. If you are trying to lose weight and are adding oil or eating foods with oil in them, it...
2.53 WFPB - Why No Added Sugar?
In this HeartStrong.com video/article, lets talk about sugar. Why is avoiding added sugar important. Previously in the HeartStrong.com program we...
2.54 WFPB - What to Eat on a Whole Food Plant Based Diet
Many people ask, “If I can’t eat meat, dairy or add sugar/oil/salt to my food, what is left?” People have the misconception that they will end up...