Dinner
Dinner mainly consists of the following:
- Chicken and vegetables
- Brown-rice bowls
- Slow-cooker dishes
- Breakfast foods, such as egg-white tacos
More: 1 Week of Dinners With 6 Ingredients or Less
Post-Exercise Workout Food/Meal
- Water during the workout
- Recovery drink that includes a 4:1 carbs-to-protein ratio (if I've trained hard and perspired more than usual)
- Meal that's eaten within one hour of working out (e.g., egg whites or Egg Beaters, dash of Colby cheese, pepper, whole-grain or brown-rice tortilla and Tapatio hot sauce)
More: Post-Workout Meals and Snacks That Lower Inflammation
Final Considerations
Personal trainers love food. Like you, we battle cravings. We have to do our best to get creative with our meals, so we feel satisfied. We also have to keep portion sizes in mind.
Our biggest nutrition secret for getting our bodies to be calorie-burning machines: eat real, whole foods that are easy to prepare and access throughout the day.
More: 10 Tips to Eat Like a Pro Athlete
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About the Author
Kisar S. Dhillon is a professional fitness trainer living in Portland, Oregon. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology, Post Baccalaureate Studies in Exercise Physiology and a Master's in Business Administration. He has more than 17 years experience in the health and fitness industry and is currently the owner of The Art of Personal Training. You can follow him on Google Plus, Twitter and on YouTube.
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