Simply Nutritious
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Nutrition does not have to be complicated. Here are some very basic rules to follow whether your goal is to lose weight or be healthy:
1- Eat whole unprocessed foods as close to their natural state as possible… not out of a bag or box.
2- Eat foods that are nutrient dense rather than a lot of empty calories.
3- Eat a lot of vegetables and some fruits… this is what should make up most of your carbohydrate intake rather than grains.
4- Include a lean high quality protein with every meal.
5- Include healthy fats from fish oil, olive oil, nuts and seeds.
6- Cook in bulk and store in individual portions. You will thank yourself when you come home tired and don’t feel like cooking.
7- Avoid eating out too much. You do not have control of how things are prepared. Try to have food that is healthy and travels easy. PLAN ahead.
8- If you have to eat out, most restaurants have an online menu. Ask yourself, what will best support my nutritional goals? Go to the restaurant with a PLAN.
Nutrition is what holds most people back from their goals. It is not the 165+ hours or so a week when you are not in the gym exercising. As a trainer, I would like to say that your training has the most impact on your body composition, health and performance.
Your nutrition is what will get you the body you thought you could never have.
Most people think they are eating healthy or eating the correct portion size.
What I have found in coaching people on their nutrition is the lack of attention to the nutrient ratio: Carbohydrates, Fats and Proteins. Not everyone requires the same ratio. This can seem complicated when you don’t know what is best for you.
The reason the 24-day Challenge works is because of the strong nutritional and supplementation support. People are usually surprised by how much the CAN eat, what they NEED to eat to feed their muscle and starve their fat, and how EASY it is to follow.
I don’t post a lot of recipes but this “soupe de Poisson” is quick, easy, healthy AND really good, even if you aren’t a big fan of fish.
SOUP DE POISSON
In a soup pot, saute in olive oil:
1 diced onion
2 sliced carrots
Add 1 pound boneless, skinless salmon, and turn gently
Add 1 cup dried red lentils
Add generous pinch of “herbs de province”and one bay leaf (you can make your own blend of herbs like rosemary, thyme, parsley if you don’t have herbs de province)
Add one bay leaf
Saute a little more, then add 5-6 cups of water and simmer until the lentils are soft.
Stir in one can tomato paste
Serve with a spinach salad if you like, and one of my favorite EASY and HEALTHY desserts, high in protein… it tastes like chocolate mousse. Hard to believe something this tasty and easy can be good for you!
1/2 cup Plain fat free Greek Yogurt
1 scoop MUSCLE GAIN CHOCOLATE PROTEIN
For those of you who are counting calories and watching your nutrients, here is roughly how this meal looks:
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