Nutrition : Carbohydrates/Fat/Protein (Macronutrients) I really love pasta, but my trainer told me to avoid it as it's too fattening. I thought it was a healthy carbohydrate source. Can you give me some information about pasta's nutritional value? I put cheese in almost everything I prepare—not the healthiest habit, I know. Do you have any tips for me on making healthier choices when choosing cheeses? I'm trying to plan some variations in my diet. Can you give me macronutrient profiles for some of the most common foods consumed by fitness buffs? How much protein can your body actually assimilate for one meal? What would be a good pre-workout meal to boost my energy for lifting or an aerobic workout? What are the differences between complex and simple carbohydrates, and what are some of the foods that contain them? I have been trying to lose about 20 pounds of excess fat and am thinking about entering the EAS PTC. What diet tips do you suggest? What are amino acids and what do the classifications "essential" and "non-essential" mean? Can you recommend a good reference book which gives a breakdown of all the caloric and macronutrient values of foods? I've heard the lactose in milk products can give people a bloated look, but I've also heard skim milk is a good bodybuilding food? What's the deal? If I know the number of grams of different types of foods I consume, how do I compute the number of calories? I also want to know the optimal amounts of macronutrients to consume daily. I am on a very low-fat diet but I know that there are such things as essential or "good" fats. How would incorporating essential fatty acids into my diet benefit me? I've noticed that many meal-replacement powders contain an ingredient called maltodextrin. What is this stuff?

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