As a parent of young kids, you have to be realistic about a diet. At first, you and your wife are probably exausted, so think of this as an ideal scenario, and a goal.
The general rule is, we use the intermittent fasting method, with as clean of meals as we can. Here are the three meals we eat on non-cheat days.
1 cup oatmeal, 1 banana, 1 scoop of protein, all in a bowl
Egg white omlet with...
Peppers
Onions
Spinach
Light olive oil for cooking
Hot sauce
On Instagram everyone has all of those organized and perfectly distributed containers on their counter. 1, no one has time for that. And 2, that takes up way too much space. 3. The food goes bad after 3 day, so please only prep for that. We literally cook the following, and throw it into a big ziplock bag.
Chicken, with pepper, baked in the oven with drizzle of olive oil
Tomatoes
Onions
Jalapenos
Brussel Sprouts
Sweet Potatoes
Hot sauce... always hot sauce
Although we typically cook some sort of meat, rice, and veggies, we do bend the rules for dinner. Sitting down with the family for a nice meal is important. That's something I think we all learned durring the pandemic. I think we also learned a slight love for cooking. Therefore, you shouldn't force your family to eat something really bland. Cook something with a good balance of protein, carbs, and greens. We call this 'slightly cheating.'
Assuming you're only eating within an 8 hour window each day, feel free to make your own meals with basic macronutrients. Just try to eat a carb, protein, and leafy greens at each meal. Here's a list of some basics.
Food gets broken down into 3 categories.
Proteins
Fats
Carbs
When it comes to proteins, you can only eat lean proteins.
Chicken
Turkey
Egg whites
Fish
etc. Google more.
When it comes to fats, you need monounsaturated fats.
Avocados
Olive oil
Raw almonds
etc. Google more.
When it comes to carbs, you need complex carbs, which come from fruits and vegetables. However, you can only eat 2 servings of fruit per day. We only recommend eating berries because someone told us something about antioxidants… Also, you’re not suppose to eat rice if you’re on a super cut, but would die without rice, so we picked brown rice.
Brown rice
Blueberries
Raspberries
All of the vegetables.
Lettuce
Spinach
Kale
Carrots
Bell peppers
Onions
Mushrooms
etc. Google more.
You claim that you "need" certain equipment. I get it, I was a gym rat for 2 decades. What changed for me was saving the time. It means more time with your family and other important things. It means shorter, and higher intensity workouts. No, you won't look like a body builder. But, you won't look like a slouch either.
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