Nutrition and Food



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  So many people act like eating is a bad thing,

Eating is a great thing!

   Eating gives your body energy from carbohydrates, protein to build muscles, fiber to shift the poisons out of your body, vitamins and minerals and fats to make your brain work correctly.

In order to do the work around your farm or home it is neccisary for you to eat well and eat often. You will not have the energy to produce unles you takein the nutrients to be burned and provide this energy.

The human body, at rest, uses about 10 calories per pound of body weight, that means for a 200 lb man he can sleep all day and eat 2000 calories and not gain or lose weight , the same 200 lb man is now putting up hay all day lifting large bales and walking for miles behind a hay wagon straining to unload the wagon throwing bales way up into the top of the barn and sweating profusely. Now he is likely to be burning in the 7500 to 8500 calories in the coarse of a 24 hour period. This is alot of groceries. Thats why when you are paying someone to work for you on your farm it pays you to feed them well while they are there. A well fed worker is stronger and more productive, the same goes for beasts of burden.

Conditioning is a term used for getting ones body ready for work it consists of streching , warming up,   taking on progressively harder loads as your body strengthens, cooling down, and allowing for recovery periods. You can plan your work on your farm around the ideas of condiitoning you body to handle the chores easier. From splitting wood, to mowing grass, to hoeing - every task ususes different muscles and if you dont plan your work beofre you jump into it and prepare your body for it you could end up injuring yourself.

So in conclusion dont be afraid to eat hard if you are working hard and try to plan your work ahead so that your body is up for the heaviest part when you get to it.