Team McAlister

So, I’m still not really training, but it’s not like I never move. I’m keeping up with Krav and TRX, and now that the sun is visible once again, maybe I can get out for some bike rides.

While my training is still relatively slow compared to the family, I stumbled across something interesting today and thought I would share it with everybody.

NutritionData.com is a website that gathers information from the USDA, restaurants, and food manufacturers to make it easy to find the nutritional value of nearly any food.

My favorite features of the site are the graphs for each food. They show how balanced the food is, the quality of the proteins it contains, how filling vs. how nutritious it is, and what makes up the majority of calories (carbs, proteins, or fats).

If you can’t find a food on their site, you can customize one using the My Recipes and My Foods tools (these require creating a profile). When you add things to your foods, you can then tell the site what you ate in a day, and it will give you all the previously mentioned graphs for each food combined so you can see how balanced your daily diet is.

It’s all pretty sweet, and since diet is an important part of an exercise regimen I thought it might be worth trying out.

Tags: diet, eating, food, health, nutrition

Man, school is keeping me busy. I’ve pretty much put the training on hold, although I try to make it to the gym a couple of times a week. Still no running—I’ve tried a few short, 1-2 mile runs here and there and completely given up until I can get running shoes.
The weather has turned, so there may be some bike rides in my near future! Assuming, of course, that I can get my homework under control. It may be Spring Break before I get outside again.