Carbs protein fat chart

Macros are the three categories of nutrients you eat the most and provide you with most of your energy – protein, carbs and fats.

Shannon Eng, from Oakland, California, shares snaps of nutritious dishes on Instagram and labels them to reveal how much of each macronutrient - protein, fats and carbs - they contain.

Stop getting your macros wrong! Before you calculate your macros, you need to understand what macronutrients are and how they work in your body.

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Getting shredded abs is no joke; it takes a pretty strict regimen, including careful eating to lose or manage body fat. People with six-pack abs spend a lot of time making sure they're eating the amount of carbs, protein, and fat that correspond with their body composition goals, which can entail a lot of shopping, cooking, and portioning out foods for meals and snacks. Why not make it a little easier on yourself?

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I keep a list of protein ideas to share, because next to veggies, can be a struggle to come up with ideas you won't get bored with. Grab my list of high protein ideas here! {printable included}