Nutrition is the single
most important aspect of becoming and remaining healthy. If you
aren’t getting your vitamins, minerals, proteins and fats from
your food, it’s only a matter of time before you start to suffer
in one form or another. Food is just as important as air or
water; and even though that statement sounds obvious, many
people do not give their diet the proper respect that it
deserves and don’t know why they feel tired, depressed or
anxious.
The fact is that when you are
well nourished, every single cell in your body can run at it’s
optimal rate of efficiency. Just like elite racing cars require
elite fuel. Our bodies require only the finest, natural
ingredients to maintain health and balance. If you tried to win
a NASCAR race with low quality fuel in your gas tank, you would
lose...miserably. So why do so many of us not see the importance
of making nutrition a high priority?
Eating well is a simple
process that requires just a little bit of common sense. Let’s
take a look at what the wisdom of the ages says about
nutrition.
Food is such an important part
of our lives that the bible tells us what to eat in the very
first chapter...“I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face
of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in
it. They will all be yours for food. And to all the beasts of
the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures
that move along the ground- everything that has the breath of
life in it- I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” (Genesis
1:20-31) ... Your mom isn’t the only one telling you to eat your
veggies ;)
How about your doctor?
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, believed that food
held healing, restorative power. He said, “Let food be thy
medicine and medicine be thy food.”
We couldn’t agree more with
this statement! People that eat healthy typically don’t get sick
or need to go to the doctor. As the old proverb goes, “An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
We believe, through personal
experience, as well as with our clientelle, that eating a diet
consisting of lean meats and fruits/vegetables and nuts is the
perfect way to stay lean, healthy and full of energy. It's easy
to tell when one of our clients isn’t eating the way they should
be, because they aren’t seeing results nearly as fast as our
nutritionally committed clients do.
There are lots of excuses as
to why eating healthy is hard to do. Sometimes we hear the
misconception that eating healthy is “too expensive.” People
mistakenly believe that healthy food costs more, but this
couldn’t be farther from the truth.
The following organic meal
plan costs a whopping $16/ day for 4 meals, (which is about the
cost of a mere 2 trips through a fast food lunch line). Keep in
mind the following menu is roughly half the cost of fast food
and at least double the nutritional value that you’ll find in
any drive through.
Pre Breakfast:
1 liter of water (33 oz) which
will push all of the prior day’s toxins through your system
before you add more and cause a backup.
Morning coffee with a
splash of almond milk or coconut milk: (12 calories)
Breakfast:
Organic Scrambled eggs (260
calories, 24 g protein) ($2.30)
2 whole, organic eggs: 140
calories, 12 g protein, 0 carbs
2 organic egg whites: 70
calories, 12 g protein, 0 carbs
1/4 avocado: 34 calories
1/4 red onion: 15 calories
Lunch:
Organic Chicken Salad
(244
calories, 26 g protein) (< $4)
Chicken: 120 calories, 26 g
protein ($2.40)
dijon mustard: 10 calories
safflower oil: 45 calories
($.14)
6 almonds: 36 calories
celery: 0 calories
apple: 20 calories
2 cups of Spinach: 14
calories,
Mid Afternoon Snack: (180
calories, 21 g protein) ($2.75)
Evolution Essentials
All Natural Protein Shake with Almond Milk: 180 calories, 21 g
protein
Dinner: (340 calories, 50 g
protein) ($6.00)
Pepper Steak (Organic, 100%
Grass-Fed
NY Strip from Sprouts) with Zucchini & Squash Ribbons
With Red Onion, Red Pepper & Parmesan
Daily Total: $16 dollars,
1,200 calories and 120 g protein
