carbs/fat/proteins

Hey!!! Hope you're having a healthy weekstart! I have a little question:

What are the percentages of every type of calorie you're supposed to consume?

I can see the days I get an A i have about 50% of carbohydrates, but I'd like to start planning in advance my meals, so how do i know a meal will be within the correct range?

carbs: 50%?

fats?

proteins?

I personally go for 40/40/20 carbs, protein, fat... 40/30/30 is common as well 40carb, 30fat, 30 fat...

It really depends on your body, my body personally seems to really like 40/40/20, I feel the best and seem to gain/lose (gain muscle/lose fat) the best at this ratio...

You'll probably have to figure out what your body responds to best (really a pain in the ass I know :()

I think it depends on the person, but in nutrition class i've been taught that carbs come in first place with 50%, fat second, 30%, and last but not least, protein 20%. Must ppl dont fallow this because diets restrict carbs and fats.

I don't trust the grading system too much. And it has nothing to do with carbs, it's based on the vitamins, but not all logged foods have all the vitamins info, so they wind up showing a bad grade.

Example, Bumble Bee Pink Salmon Skinless & Boneless in Water, great protein and good fats give me a D-

BUMBLE BEE Tiny Shrimp gives me an F Planters Mixed Nuts Peanuts, Cashews, Almonds, Brazil, Hazelnuts & Pecans a C, please, they're nuts, great for your health

Nutella Ferrero is a D? Haagen Dasz Baileys Ice Cream D, both super high in fat

you know what I mean?

yea, I agree the rating system is pretty retarded... i've ate pretty close to 'perfect', no refined sugars, high protein, lean fats, good complex carbs and got like a C+....

Ok, so i hadn't noticed the grades weren't to trust!

Thank you, I think i'll start with 40/40/20 I think.

I would give Nutella an A for deliciousness....(fatty, i know!)

You might check the USDA web site My Pyramid Tracker at

http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/default.htm

It gives you an indepth analysis and shows you if you're meeting nutritional guidelines. Its all based on their food pyramid. It has food and activity logs similar to this web site but a much more detailed analysis.

I think the USDA pyramid is tragicaly wrong and outdated...

bendlaurie, you may want to check out havard's pyramid

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/i mages/newhealthypyramid.gif

and the article that goes with it

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/p yramids.html