09/10/2026
I know some of my clients won’t like this one… 😬
I’m in no way an extremist when it comes to food. I think food is meant to be enjoyed and savoured, and I think balance is an important part of life.
BUT I do think if you’re the person who’s:
• Constantly saying you’re too busy and overwhelmed
• You’re tired of being stuck
• You don’t want to be trying to figure out what combination of foods to be eating everyday
Then you need a simple & repeatable meal structure. Same ingredients, different flavours to keep things interesting.
I understand the ‘ick’ from eating similar foods, but it’s also because what you’re used to. Convenience, hyper palatable, lots of flavours. You need to give your palate time to adjust to whole foods. And once you do, whole foods with plain ingredients will become your new normal.
Keeping your protein & carbs choices consistent day to day with whole food ingredients will make sticking to your nutrition plan completely mindless. Constantly trying to switch it up because you’re ‘bored’ will cause you more headache.
If you want to keep playing mental gymnastics every week, by all means! But I know many of you don’t have time for that. And because you care more about variety, you end up going for something convenient instead of just eating the same boring meal.
My meal structure for the last YEAR has been as follows:
Breakfast: Eggs + toast or oats + avo or cheese + fruit
Lunch: Chicken breast or thigh + rice or potato + rotating veg
Dinner: ground beef or chicken or fish + rice/potato/quinoa + rotating veg
Snack: Greek yogurt bowl, oatmeal + Greek yogurt or protein smoothie
& it works like a charm