Gain Nutrition Principles

As a professional coach I get asked all the time for recipes. People usually aren't looking for recipes, instead they're looking for new, novel ways to make healthy eating more enjoyable. For me, they complicate things. A recipe slows me down and requires too much measuring. And a recipe doesn't make it easier to stick with more nutritious eating for the long haul. Which, is what we're after here.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with new recipes. However, instead of always searching for something new, realize that healthy eating is about getting the reps in, maybe eating the same thing more often than you would like and the more simplified your cooking, the easier it'll be to stick with.

Instead of a new recipe, consider these nutrition principles we try to follow at my house:

•Protein at every meal.

•Protein and AT LEAST two veggies for dinner.

•Plan lunch for the following day during dinner.

•Get creative with cooking method, spices and sauces instead of recipes.

•Drink and absorb your water.

•No caffeine after 4pm. Noon if you're easily effected.

•Supplement with what you need. Adding something to your diet should be the priority. Blood work is the only way to know.

•Forget self control. Don't have it in the house.

•Don't be weird. Have a slice of pizza, a glass of wine or a couple cookies when the occasion calls for it.

Do you have any nutrition principles you try to follow? What are they?

Justin Miner

@justinminergain