Nutrition Outline

Exchanges

This is a standardized word in the world of dietitians and nutritionists which represents portions. 1/2 a banana for example is 1 exchange of Carbohydrates. 3oz of chicken is 3 exchanges of Chicken. We go over in detail how to count exchanges and utilize this idea to help your clients get a precise understanding of how much you prefer them to eat at any one time.

Meal Planning

With 80% of all success coming from meal planning, we can’t emphasize it enough. The idea is simple – eat small, well-rounded meals 6x a day. Yet, we have hundreds of creative ways of presenting this idea to a client and want you to do anything in your power to make that happen! Matt’s concept of The Fire Within is just one example of how to explain that small frequent meals are best. We have a program that helps you pick meals for your client or you are welcome to give it to your client to try on their own.

Biological Value
Often unknown to anyone outside of the bodybuilding world, BV or Biological Value is a crucial part of understanding how proteins effect our body. Many vegetarians are unaware of this concept and continually look to grains for their amino acids. We teach how to get the most BV in your diet and how to teach your clients the importance of this. This includes learning about the best protein supplements as well such as whey and casein.

Grocery Shopping
We believe the grocery store is the first place to start making progress. Whatever you put in the house can help you discipline what you pick up. If you have access to the right types of food, you will make better choices. There are also color codings on food, certain words to be aware of, and other information the food industry doesn’t want you to know about. We train our clients with this information so they won’t be fooled when they walk into a Red & Yellow fast food joint. They will know, for example, those colors have been chosen on purpose to stimulate their hunger. You will also learn about properly reading nutrition labels. Instead of reading how much sugar is in a meal and making sure it is fat free, we will teach you why you should make sure there are 5g of fat on the package and that reading the amount of protein is pointless.

Supplements
From omega 3 to Lifepak Nano, we cover the bases on all supplements we recommend and why. We have helped people lose a lot of body fat naturally and don’t see any reason for 99% of all supplements on the market. However, there are a few worth noting and you should know about them. A few samples are Silver, Omega 3, Whey Protein, Nutrilife, NOW, Jarrod, and many more.

Cooking & Recipes

So after you go to the grocery store, you’re going to need to know how to use the ingredients you just purchased. This can be as simple as using a slow cooker or combining some cottage cheese with blueberries. We like to teach easy recipes that don’t make you feel like you’re on a diet. Knowing how to cook them is half the battle at times. Brandi’s book, How to Cheat covers desserts as well that fit into our mealplan. We briefly look at this in the first certification, but feel it is a field you should study on your own in more detail.