Nutrition 411: How to Manage Typical Daily Meal Scenarios

TLN Founder Phil LeClair's Typical Daily Meal Scenarios

The eating strategy that I embrace for typical week and weekend days is very straightforward and basic:

1. Be it food or nutrition supplement; plan each meal around a lean, high-quality protein source. This ensures that carbohydrates are part of the meal and not the meal.
2. To top off a well-balanced meal, include a serving of beneficial fat like olive oil, nuts or avocado.
3. Eat every 3 to 4 hours to avoid hypoglycemia. Low blood sugar leads to low physical and mental energy levels (and impairs the body from burning fat). It also sets off cravings for unfavorable sugars and carbs—which provide the body with a quick, yet fleeting energy fix.
4. Keep in the habit of preparing office time and “out and about” meals the night or morning before departing the house. The convenience and functionality of Insulated lunch bags, shaker bottles and food storage containers make eating on the go a “no brainer”.
5. As necessary, interchange meals. When an unplanned schedule change occurs and the food meal typically eaten at a certain time is not possible, opt for the protein shake or nutrition bar usually scheduled for later in the day. This flexibility is ideal for eating on the fly and alleviates the risk for a skipped meal of poor food choice.
6. Water. To ensure drinking an ample amount daily, always keep a water bottle within arm’s reach. Be it the desktop, kitchen counter or center console in the car, if water is easily accessible, we are more likely to drink it.

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