Healthy Lifestyle

We have been through quite a journey and it is not over! We have learned why fats are important for our bodies and which fats are essential and in what ratios. We have learned about good, bad, and ugly fats. We touched on the molecular chemistry of fats. Now, we are going to learn how…

We previously read that fats can be categorized into three types: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Let’s look at the chemical structure of fat molecules to learn more. (Don’t panic – there will not be a test!) To put it simply, fat molecules are like chains made up of carbon atoms linked together.Each…

So far, we have learned why fats are important for our bodies, and which fats are essential and in what ratios. Now we will learn about the types of fats. Fats can be categorized in one of three ways – the good, the bad, and the ugly. A good fat is one that exists naturally…

Welcome back! Hopefully, you have read the intro to our teaching on FATS and are up to speed on what fats do for our body and why we need them. Now it is time to investigate where we can find some of the essential fats (Our Omega-3s and Omega-6s). Omega-3s are found in fatty fish…

In today’s world, it seems like “experts” tell you contradictory information every day. One day, coffee is healthy, and the next, you MUST quit immediately. FATS are one of the most confusing topics of discussion. People started avoiding butter and started buying margarine. They found out that Crisco made their cookies fluffier, and now that…

As you may have read previously, a whole grain contains three parts – the bran, the germ, and the endosperm. The germ portion of the grain is actually an embryo for the seed, which means when conditions are right, it can grow (or sprout) into a new plant. It is then fed by the starchy…