Most of our energy demand occurs between 7am and 6pm so you should have consumed 80-85% of your daily intake by then. Dinner should not be heavy or loaded with cooked carbohydrates. Keep it simple with lots of veggies, light protein and healthy fats.
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Fish/chicken strips/tofu stir fried with veggies
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Grilled Salmon with steamed/baked veggies and seasonings
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Quinoa or zucchini pasta with marinara or pesto sauce with grilled veggies on top
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Non-dairy soup with a salad or cooked whole grain
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Breakfast foods: eggs with veggies and toast
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Large salad topped with protein, quinoa, veggies and light dressing
Try to avoid or eat/drink minimally regardless of the meal:
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Regular sodas, diet sodas, sugar sweetened juices and sport drinks
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Refined and processed foods such as sugar, white flour (white bread or pasta), white rice
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Red meat (no more than one meal a day if you are going to eat it)
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Processed and hydrogenated oil, canola oil, safflower oil, palm oil, or fried foods including those oils
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More than 1-2 servings of dairy products
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Food additives and preservatives that you can’t pronounce
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Refined “table” salt – (sea salt only)
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Packaged foods that have more than 10 ingredients, more than half of which you can’t even pronounce.
Source: www.justgoodenergy.com
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