Keeping up with your summer fitness isn’t just about exercising, it includes eating clean, healthy, nutritious food as well!
Just ask Nick McNaught and Phil Perez from Fuel Foods, a Toronto-based meal delivery service established in 2010, offering customers the opportunity to eat a healthy, portion-controlled diet high in nutrients, while offering the convenience of prepared meal delivery.
Formed as a reaction to the common misconception that peak performance is a result of exclusively training hard, Fuel Foods keeps it simple.
Too often, a healthy lifestyle is presented as an abstract concept that requires the use of complicated fad diets, or extreme exercise regimens to attain. Nick and Phil believe that true fitness starts from within so they have put time into researching foods, building relationships with local farmers, designing meal plans, and packaging with a green conscience.
Using the leanest proteins, the lowest glycemic carbohydrates and the freshest produce available on the market you are sure to get fueled to kickstart your fitness regime. Preservative-free, without freeze-dried or dehydrated ingredients, this meal delivery service is designed to provide you with the components to lead a happy and healthy lifestyle.
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How can I continue to eat healthy during the summer?
Eating healthy meals in the summer months can be a challenge. The nicer weather often brings countless invitations to events, parties and patios that lead to eating out more frequently. Dining out can be delicious, but meals at restaurants can often be less healthy than the meals you cook at home because of the additives that give the food more flavour.
Thankfully Nick and Phil are offering suggestions and general principles when cooking at home to stay on track.
Protein Is Your First Priority.
Base your meals around your protein options and build from there.
Eggs, extra lean beef, seafood and poultry are your best options. Proteins keep you feeling full longer, while also preserving muscle. They keep your metabolism up and running for hours after eating them.
Vegetables Second.
Pairing your protein with vegetables allows you to keep the total calories per meal down, while also providing you with a wide variety of nutrients. The fibre from vegetables will help your digestion and keep you feeling lighter throughout the day.
Add Some Fats.
If you’re still not feeling satisfied add some healthy fats to your meal. Nuts and seeds make great additions to vegetables and salads. Some extra virgin olive oil paired with balsamic vinaigrettes will likely be on hand and can satisfy your taste buds.
If that’s still not enough throw in an avocado and reap the benefits of this super food that has numerous health benefits and is incredibly delicious.
– Phil Perez, Fuel Foods
Take a look at what happens behind-the-scenes at Fuel Foods as the guys dish about healthy eating and take Sangita Patel on a tour of their kitchen.
