Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

  Meal planning is the simple act of planning (and writing down) your meals and snacks for the upcoming week. By giving advanced thought to your meals and snack, you can save time and money, and have more control over your food choices.  Meal planning shouldn't be frustrating, rigid or overwhelming but it does require organization, flexibility and forward planning. As someone who has a lot on your daily plate, it's important to start the New Year developing new skills, strategies and tricks so that meal-planning becomes second nature - and part of your daily life. Here are some easy tips to help you become a better meal planner: Think about the next three days  - Write out your weekly schedule. Take note of commuting, work meetings, delays, eating out, family needs and leftovers. To make this less overwhelming, I suggest to only plan for 3 days at a time so that you can create sustainable auto-pilot habits without feeling overwhelmed. Think progress, not perfection. ...

Over the past few weeks, Joey and I have dedicated our free weekly Trimarni newsletter to the topic of lifestyle changes - specifically meal planning. You can have all the best intentions to eat a more nutritious diet and you may even have a variety of nutritious foods at home. But a busy schedule is one of the top reasons for not staying consistent with nutritious eating habits. Thus, the perfect reason to become better at meal planning.  Imagine the scenario where you are exhausted, hungry and crunched for time and within a few minutes of walking through the door, you have a delicious home-cooked meal (or brown bag lunch) ready for you. If it sounds too good to be true, with a bit of planning you two can make this a dream come true. One of the most common reasons why most people struggle with meal planning is that there are many different types of meal prepping strategies. With so many different methods, you want to consider your grocery shopping style, work/life schedule,...

If you are an athlete, you'd probably agree with me that your biggest nutrition struggle is attempting to eat healthy when you don't have time or energy. While your biggest mistake could be not making healthy eating a priority on your daily to-do list, it can be very difficult to sustain a healthy diet when you are exhausted and overwhelmed with your daily life responsibilities and workout regime. Here are some of the common reasons why you may be struggling to consistently sustain a healthy diet: Cooking for yourself seems like too much work.  You don't have time (or energy) to grocery shop. You are overwhelmed by so many food choices.  Other things in life are more important to you than spending time and energy on healthy eating.  You don't plan ahead to have healthy foods available.  You go into meals starving.  You rely on fast food/restaurants because it's easy.  It's too difficult to learn how to make and eat healthy food.  It's too o...

Sitting down to a home-cooked meal is a great feeling, especially after a tough workout or a long day of work. But sadly, in our society, making the time to cook a meal is not an everyday occurrence for a variety of reasons: Being too tired or too hungry Needing something quick and convenient Feeling too busy Not knowing what to eat  No love for cooking No appetite If you are like everyone else, you already have a lot to squeeze into the day so it's easy to see why your meals may be an afterthought, especially if you wake up at 4am to workout and you don't come home from work until 7pm. But is that a reason not to cook/meal prep or an excuse?  Meal prep/cooking should be a priority in your day. Just like working out, going to work, playing with your kids and sleeping, cooking/meal prep should be on your daily to-do list. It's not about finding the time but making the time.  As an athlete, I understand how overwhelming it can be to plan ...

I'm not a fan of fad diets that promise "too good to be true" health or weight loss results or require extreme, restrictive eating choices but I'm all about food trends that encourage healthy eating. If it wasn't for food trends, you probably wouldn't be eating so much kale, avocados or chia seeds! If you've been a long-time  Trimarni  follower on Facebook or Instagram, you've probably noticed that most of my meals are eaten from bowls. Well, wouldn't you know that it is now trendy to eat a meal out of a bowl??? I love the idea of eating out of a bowl for several reasons: -Flavors are enhanced when combined -You can incorporate a variety of nutrients into one dish -You can see what you love to eat -You can hide what you don't like to eat -You are forced to sit down and eat with silverware When I plan meals, I always focus on a template for every meal: -Plants (fruits or veggies) -Protein -Starch or grain -Fat Withou...

( Source) Meal planning is a genius idea. Prepare your meals and snacks on Sunday and you have every meal ready for the entire week. What a time savor! No chopping, shopping, prepping or cooking needed each day to give you so much "free" time to do what you want/need to do and still come home to a healthy meal. As great as this looks, this wouldn't work for me. I need a lot of variety in my diet or else my taste buds get bored.  Plus, my workout routine is constantly changing, with different workouts putting a different stress on my body every day. And lastly, I love to cook, I work from home, I know how to match my metabolic/health needs with my diet and I have the time to cook every day.  But that's me.  What about you?  When it comes to healthy eating and feeling control over what you put inside your body, planning your meals and snacks is a key to success.  Anytime you go too long without eating, let your blood sugar drop, wor...

Meal planning can be tough after a long, exhausting day of life. The other day, I was talking to a friend/athlete about meal prep and they mentioned about how they plan their week with theme meals. For anyone who loves to cook, a theme meal each day of the week may not be necessary but for those who are not so creative in the kitchen, theme meals can be extremely helpful for extra inspiration and motivation when it comes to cooking (especially when it comes to grocery shopping and meal prep).  Consider having a theme for each dinner meal of the week. Here are a few ideas: -Sandwich/wrap -Brinner (breakfast for dinner) -Soup/stew/chili -Comfort food -Ethnic (Italian, Mexican, Asian, European) -Quick and easy -Semi-homemade -Meatless/Vegetarian   -New recipe Any other ideas? When it comes to deciding what to make for your theme meal, search blogs, recipes, websites, magazines, cook books or books for inspiration. You can search by meal, theme, ...