What is Nutrient Dense food?
Ok, so you've decided to make healthier lifestyle choices - Congrats!👏 Now comes the confusing part.... what "diet" to follow right? What if I told you there's no diet and you don't need to count calories! That's right. Instead let's focus on NURIENT DENSE foods. So, what the heck does that mean? Nutrient-dense foods are foods that have a high amount of nutrients per calorie, such as vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals. Let's compare nutrient dense foods VS energy dense foods: 😕Foods that are energy dense contain higher number of calories per serving. For example, deep fried foods, chips, sodas, cookies, processed foods, and sugar laden foods. 😊Foods that are nutrient dense contain higher number of vitamins/minerals per serving. For example, animal and plant foods, with particular emphasis on healthy traditional fats like butter, lard, egg yolks and coconut oil. Choosing nutrient-dense foods allow us to consume a higher numbe
