Small Steps Towards Supportive Eating

I recommend supportive eating to all my clients. Which means eating in a way that supports:

1) Metabolism

2) Blood Sugar

3) Muscle Mass

4) Energy Levels

 Eating supportively means you are eating every 2-3 hours and eating a lean protein, a non processed carb, and a fruit and vegetable in each and every meal. This can be a tall order for some. So here is a few small steps to make this a little easier. Remember the goal is not perfection it’s progession!

1) Eat at least 3 meals a day. This seems like common sense but the typical American doesn’t even do this anymore. Most will skip breakfast, have a big to moderate lunch, have a big dinner and eat junk the rest of the night. Most try to play catch up with their hunger late at night. 

2) Eat something at least every 4 hours. That means if you had breakfast at 8:00AM then you should be eating again by 12:00PM and then again by 4:00PM and so on.

3) Try to get at least one serving of fresh veggies and fruit each day( a fast food salad doesn’t count). I recommend 5-7 servings of vegetables and fruit each day, but this is very hard to do. So start small and work your way up to more.

4) Take a Multivitamin. I hear people say all the time “I don’t take vitamins because I eat healthy.” Everyone can benefit from a multivitamin. Think of it as an insurance policy. I recommend a whole food vitamin like VGF +25.

5) Eat Lean Protein with each meal-this is the one I am not budging on. Protein is crucial for maintaining lean muscle mass, and burning fat not to mention it keeps you full and satisfied and also stabilizes blood sugar. So you must eat it with every meal.

So try these steps one at a time each day and before you know it, you will be improving your nutrition each day.

~David Modderman