Brittney Offenburg, BS Nutrition & Dietetics student We often hear the term “well balanced meal,” but what exactly does this entail? Well balanced meals contain a variety of foods that provide us with adequate vitamins, minerals and our more well known macronutrients; protein, carbohydrates and fat. Each nutrient offers a wide range of benefits alone, but together their actions are quite impressive. When we analyze how carbohydrates, protein and fat work together we are able