The College Money Guys - June 2018

EAT THIS MUCH

The Online Tool That Takes the Guesswork out of Nutrition

Looking to properly fuel you and your family’s bodies while using the minimum amount of brainpower? I strongly recommend you check out eatthismuch.com. Eat This Much is an online tool that can generate a two- week meal plan along with a corresponding shopping list. The two-week plan provides nutritional variety, makes shopping easier, saves money, and minimizes wasted food. The best part is that figuring out what to eat has been removed from the process. If you are the kind of person who needs a plan, this tool could be your new best friend. • Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. • Eat five times daily. • Eat a minimum of 60-80 grams of protein for every 100 pounds of body weight. • Avoid all refined grains. Stick to whole grains and beware of “enriched” grains. • Get the calories to balance. My personal observation over the years has been that many teen athletes severely undereat, most adults underestimate the number of calories they consume, and everyone is protein-deficient. Tracking sucks! As a swim coach, I receive good nutrition information through USA Swimming, but the basic rules apply to most people:

I have checked its results for many different scenarios (ages, body weight, level of exercise) and it does hit the correct balance of calories and protein. It can also accommodate many dietary restrictions. Most of the recipes have fewer than five ingredients, which helps to keep things simple. And the meals appear to be mostly balanced horizontally, meaning if you don’t like the suggested Tuesday-morning snack, choose one from another day. Don’t like a particular food? Any specific food can be excluded. It also allows you to recalculate individual meals; if there’s a meal you know you simply won’t eat, hit the shuffle button to find another before committing to your two-week plan. The way it calculates how many calories are consumed at certain exercise levels (sedentary, lightly active, extremely active, etc.) is possibly the weakest link, although it’s a good starting point. Lose It! (loseit.com) is another resource that calculates your burn rate for an enormous range of exercises. If you currently think you are doing okay (or you know you are not!, track what you eat for just a few days. My bet is that you will find, at a minimum, that your protein intake is deficient.

Have a plan! Keep it simple! It’s just fuel.

–Lori n K oszegi Technique-focused competitive swimming coach

A plan like Eat This Much ensures you are adequately fueled. Perhaps the best part is that it removes the need to track every bite you eat!

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