Proper Nutrition; Have we been lied to our whole lives?

2015-02-14T06:53:34-05:00

Were you brought up with the four food groups, the food pyramid, the plate?

Have you seen the documentaries Supersize Me, Food Inc., Food Matters? Do you think the government stresses eating whole grains to keep American agriculture alive and well, don't we feed that to cattle to make them fat?

We talk a lot about height and weight standards in the military but do we do a good job of training our service members to eat right? Do we know what eating right is?

How do you eat to maintain mental and physical fitness?

I found that The Zone plan works pretty good for me. Seems complicated at first but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a Crossfit Kool-Aid drinker however, I do like to cross functional fitness.

http://journal.crossfit.com/2004/05/zone-meal-plans-crossfit-journ.tpl

CFJ Issue 21: Zone Meal Plans by Greg Glassman

Diet is paramount to optimizing human performance. Our clinical experience proves the Zone Diet, by Dr. Barry Sears is the best nutritional model for optimal performance. Issue 21 of the Crossfit Journal offers a comprehensive overview and start-up guide for implementing the Zone Diet. Included within you will find definitions, charts and recipes. Understanding how the Zone works begins with understanding “blocks.” A block is a simplified unit...

Response by CPT Richard Riley made Feb 14 at 2015 7:12 AM

2015-02-14T07:12:18-05:00

Diet and nutrition may be subjects where the facts behind what your learning or being told have something to do with who is doing the 'telling' and what agenda they have behind them. The end idea should be just plain old common sense, too much of anything is never good, moderation is always a positive, and each person needs to know their own limits.

Good article and information. Thanks for the heads up.