RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

What is a calorie? A: amount of heat to raise 1kg of water by 1 degree Celsius. A food/drink's cal count comes from its carb, protein, and fat content; so technically we don't run off of cal. Every 100 carb cal, the body uses 5-10cal in digestion. Fats, slightly less. Every 100 protein cal, 20-30cal for digestion. To lose body fat, have a LEAN protein at every meal/snack; especially before exercise.

LEAN protein meal/snack ideas:

*white meat
*fish (especially oily-skinned fish = healthy fat that we need)
*eggs
*unsalted/raw nuts
*beans
*plain Greek yogurtSee More