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calorie density of a food affects the first aspect of good nutrition which is

energy balance the nutrient density of foods affects our nutrient status.

Foods that have high nutrient density, regardless of their calorie density, will
replenish our nutrient needs. Foods with low nutrient density, regardless

of calorie density, will not replenish our nutrient needs. High nutrient-
density food options include fruits, vegetables, beans, meats, eggs and

whole grains amongst others; in other words, whole, real, minimally
processed foods. Low nutrient-density food options include potato chips,

soda, hot dogs, deli meats, and refined grains amongst others; in other

words, highly processed food.
As your coach, this book is going to help you build more nutrient-

dense meals by discussing nutrient density in general, to help you improve
the quality of your food. A third important factor of good nutrition helps us

look, feel and perform our best. We’ve all been there when someone thinks

they’re healthy because they’ve reached a certain weight, but what if their
performance was suffering? What if they felt sick and tired all the time?

If this is you and you are missing this piece of the good nutrition puzzle,
something needs to be tweaked.

As your coach, I want you to take a holistic approach to ensure

all aspects of your nutrition are considered good nutrition. Not just the
popular ones. For those of us that may feel that we already have good

nutrition but are experiencing performance losses and aren’t feeling so great
may feel a little resistant to change at first. But that’s okay! We’ll be

discussing this later too, but for now all you need to know is that if someone
is consuming good nutrition, they will look, feel and perform at their best.

Good nutrition is also outcome based. Yes, we know that behaviors

lead to outcomes. So that is to say, every nutritional choice you make will
lead to an outcome of some kind. So, when you look at yourself in the

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