most people workout for 4 hours or less per week. that would leave you with 164 hours that you are not working out, but still could be doing good things for your body. one of the biggest choices you have in how you treat your body, is by what you put into it. granted, there are pricing constraints, but if you value health, you will probably be willing spend more on food, and reap the benefits of a happy disgestive system.
there are many discussions about food and its effects on your body. there are so many aspects of a diet, it's hard to juggle all of them at once. what i've always thought is the hardest thing to do, is to measure out and consume the correct amount of nutrients for your body.
setting aside the typical dietary concerns (organic vs. non-organic... soy-protein vs. lean animal-protein vs. dairy protein vs. non-soy vegetable protein... sodium/potassium balance... omega-3/omega-6 balance... whole grains/processed grains... evil corn syrup... real nuts/peanuts...) i decided to look at my specific macronutrient intake (protein, fat, carbs) for 24 hours, and write everything down as closely as possible. i tracked my results as a google doc.
i chose to go with 30% protein, 30% fat, and 40% carbs, as my macronutrient ratio. this is the zone diet ratio. i also wanted to stay around 2000C, since this is recommended for my specific sex/height/weight/age/workout-schedule, and my goal of losing some fat.
it was neat to put the nutritional value of my food under scrutiny. i almost never concern myself with counting calories, or splitting hairs with my nutrition. i will be doing this again in the near future, hopefully next time i can get closer to 100% in all three columns. i may also track my sodium and potassium intake at teh same time.
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