Here’s my routine:
Meal One : 7:00 a.m., while editing poetry. Two fried eggs (organic). One piece of toasted hemp bread. Two ounces of fresh juice. Coffee. Water.
Meal Two : 11:00 a.m., while writing in my studio. Blended vegetable drink or a piece of toasted hemp bread with organic peanut butter. Water.
Meal Three : 1:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m., after my workout. Salad with chicken or fish. Iced tea.
Meal Four: 6:30 p.m., after my second workout. Protein shake.
Meal Five : 7:30 p.m. A well-balanced dinner.
Meal Six : Does not exist when I’m being good. Once or twice a week I snack on something. When I do, I always regret it.
Like my work routine, my eating routine has been developed over time. It is now designed to give me optimum energy throughout the day and provide me with the nutrients I’ve been told I need to lead a healthy life.
Most of my current eating habits have been influenced by the research that my personal physician, Dr. Al Sears, has done on the subject. Al’s approach to food is not difficult to understand: He believes that natural is better.
In particular, he advocates an eating regime that is consistent with how our long-ago ancestors had to eat: fish, grass-fed beef, free-range poultry, organic vegetables that grow above the ground, berries and fruits. He warns against grains, grain-fed meat, and anything that is infused with hormones and chemicals.
In The Doctor’s Heart Cure, he puts it this way:
“Remember those four basic food groups from grade school health class? If you’ve forgotten them, don’t worry about it, they don’t tell you anything about your natural diet. They were a nutritionist’s attempt to make sense of a very contrived artificial diet based on grains and other processed foods…“… You don’t have to count calories or record fat grams to achieve your ideal weight and maintain optimal cardiovascular health. All you have to do is to eat the same ratio and quality of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates that we have for eons. How are you going to do that? Get started by remembering these three easy principles:“Principle #1: Eat protein at every meal.“Principle #2: Limit carbohydrate intake.“Principle #3: Eat natural fats.”
A typical day’s meals for me supply the following nutrients:
Quantity
|
Food
|
Fat (g)
|
Protein (g)
|
Carbs (g)
|
Fiber (g)
|
2
|
Eggs
|
10
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Hemp Bread
|
2
|
4
|
12
|
5
|
8 oz
|
Coffee
|
0
|
0.28
|
0
|
0
|
2 oz
|
Apple Juice
|
0.07
|
0.04
|
7
|
0.1
|
8 oz
|
Vegetable Shake
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
95
|
1 cup
|
Green Salad
|
0.05
|
4
|
1
|
0.5
|
6 oz
|
Broiled Fish
|
13
|
42
|
0
|
0
|
16 oz
|
Iced Tea
|
0
|
0
|
1.4
|
0
|
8 oz
|
Protein Shake
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
8 oz
|
Grass-Fed Beef
|
6
|
56
|
0
|
0
|
1 cup
|
Green Beans
|
0.4
|
4
|
10
|
2.6
|
1 large
|
Baked Potato
|
0.4
|
9
|
63
|
6.6
|
3 oz
|
Cheddar Cheese
|
28
|
21
|
1
|
0
|
1 glass
|
Red Wine
|
0
|
0.1
|
3.8
|
0
|
2 cups
|
Berries or Grapes
|
1.6/0.5
|
3/2
|
30/55
|
16
|
TOTALS
|
63.5/62.4
|
176.4/175.4
|
137.2/162.2
|
127.8
|
I have tried dozens of eating plans over the year. This one works best for me. I like being able to eat five times a day. I don’t mind if each of those meals is small. Food is primarily fuel for me. I want to put the highest quality fuel I can into my body as often as I can.
Of course, you don’t have to eat exactly the same foods that I do. What you eat is a matter of personal choice. But to stay productive, energetic, and healthy, I recommend that you try for a similar balance of fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and fiber.
When you’re full of energy, your goals will be easier to tackle. And you’ll enjoy their achievement even more when you’re feeling healthy and strong.
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