Today I spent a good chunk of my time working on bettering my nutrition plan. Joe gave me a nutrition plan to follow a year ago, which I still have, but it has been quite some time since I have fully committed to it. Additionally, because of my food allergies (Nuts, seafood, legumes, and more), I needed to make adjustments to the plan given to me which required a good chunk of time and research. Here is what my typical food plan will be on off season workout days:
Breakfast (8 am): 4 eggs, 1 cup of spinach, oatmeal with flax seeds, breakfast shake (1 cup of milk, 1/2 scoop of whey protein, 2 tbsp of soy nut butter, 1/2 of a banana, 1/2 cup of frozen strawberries), and 1 multivitamin.
Snack (10:30): Soy nut butter on wheat bread with a piece of fruit
Lunch (12:30-1): My lunch varies day to day. I sometimes do chicken with broccoli and brown rice, or I will get a sandwich from a local deli or do a salad with meat.
Workout (3:30): Whey protein, 2 pieces of fruit, and a soy nut butter sandwich depending on if I need some extra fuel for the workout or not.
Dinner (5:30): My new go-to post workout meal is steak or turkey tips with brussel sprouts and either brown rice or a sweet potato. Some days ill mix it up and get a burrito bowl with brown rice, steak, chicken, corn, cheese and lettuce.
Dinner #2 (7:00): For my second dinner, I usually eat whatever my mom is making, which usually ends up being 8 oz of steak or chicken, veggies, and a sweet potato.
Snack (9:30): 6 oz of grass fed beef, 1 tbsp soy nut butter, 1 cup of kale, and a flax seed oil pill.
This nutrition plan is still a work in progress. Having Joe, a certified nutritionist, as a resource really helps, as I can always ask him about what I am putting in my body. Working out won't do much if you are not fueling your body with the right foods at the right times, and it requires lots of commitment and planning. Sometimes this means getting up 30 minutes earlier to make a good breakfast instead of rushing to Dunkin Donuts or taking the time to make meals for the day. I feel like my knowledge of nutrition has greatly increased over the past year and I have definitely been doing better at fully committing myself to eating right. It is easy to tell someone what to eat, but if they do not know why they are putting certain foods in their bodies, it will be impossible for them to make these decisions on their own. In that sense, the "why" is more important than the "what."
This is so important as you head to college. You are learning so much about food, health, and fitness. I know this will make adult life easier and more productive!
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