A healthy diet for someone that can't stand salad or veg

Gilly said:
If you read my posts you'll see I've tried that and am attempting to rectify it, so what exactly is the purpose of your post?

Are there any recipes or anything there?

If it is an official document and is anything like the ones I have to use I imagine there's a fair old bunch of waffle in it :p
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Aye there is tonnes of waffle it it. Was given to the players by the nutritionist and I helped write it in plain English and make it look pretty.

Most of it has already been suggested but stuff that stands out is :

Pre season-

Do an inverse carb meal schedule- Carb up at breakfast, less at lunch, nil at night

You will be doing lots of stamina work so should burn most of the carbs off.

During the season

1 Carb up after the match on the Saturday as normal.

2 From Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
cut out the high GI carbohydrates from all meals.
Therefore no cereal, toast /bread, potatoes and
rice. You may eat a small amount of pasta at lunch.
You can eat plenty of chicken/meat, fish, salads,
vegetables and fruit. Porridge or muesli, fruit and
low fat yoghurt for breakfast. You can get protein
bars that contain low carbohydrate content.

3 No fizzy drinks or sports drinks or fresh fruit drinks.

4 Only water can be drunk during and after training.

5 You can start carbing up from Thursday lunchtime
and Friday in preparation for Saturdays match.

This keeps bodyfat down and muscle up.
In terms of getting veggies in you, mix em in a pasta sauce or stir fry. You hardly notice them and they are gorgeous that way.
 
Here's a number of variations on the most important meal of the day:

fresh Baked Quiche:

Spinach or Bacon
or Avocado and Cheddar

or Breakfast Potatoes
Fresh Fruit Salad
Croissants served with Butter and Jellies
Fresh Sliced Fruit and Berries
Assorted Fresh Baked Coffee Cake


Plain and fresh Fruit Yogurt




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Hot Breakfast Buffet
Scrambled Eggs
Sausage Links and Hickory Smoked Bacon
Breakfast Potatoes with sautéed Onions,
Peppers and Garlic
Fresh Sliced Fruit Platter
Assorted Breakfast Pastries, Muffins, Croissants,
Coffee Cake and Bagels with Cream Cheese
Orange Juice,
Gourmet French Roast Coffee & Decaf
with Cream and Sugar

Chicken Apple Sausage

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Omelet:
Your choice of (3) of the Following:
Mushrooms, Green Onion, Bell Peppers, Onions, Bacon, diced Ham, Ground Beef, Sausage, Cheddar Cheese, Sonoma Jack Cheese
With Cappuccino, Espresso, Café Latte, Café Mocha and Hot Chocolate
(includes Vanilla, Hazelnut and Almond Syrups


I don't eat vegitables because the vitamin k disrupts the effectiveness of the meds I am on. But if any of the above is of any use then I am sure everybody else will help you with the other (potential) meals.
 
ethan, are you saying all of one of them for breakfast??? Every day?!

Youstolemyname that sounds pretty good actually :)
 
ethan, are you saying all of one of them for breakfast??? Every day?!
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Hehe: A "healthy " banquet. Seriously though, there would be enough choice to prevent you from getting bored throughout the week etc. Very light and limited amounts ;)
 
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That seems to say that bacon, sausage and egg every day plus coffee with cream and sugar is OK :/
 
Cold "light " meats would be ok with cereal. Ignor the fried and the sugar and go for fruit yogurt. Looks like my list is getting shorter by the second.
 
Gilly I'm aware this is/has turned into a 'how to eat reasonably healthy' to improve your fitness levels. Whilst your diet is going to be very important in helping the situation, your training method will be far more critical.
Now is a perfect time for some serious pre-season training, and I don't mean 'going running' 2 or 3 times a week. You need a serious schedule and stick to it religiously, including distance, sprints, stairs, weights, jumps etc
 
For what it is worth I have lost 11 pounds or 5.4 Kilos for the youngsters in here in 2 weeks since I started my gym / healthy lifestyle regime.

As well as going to the gym I have basically cut out all the rubbish I ate, crisps, sweets, chocolate, cakes and coca cola.

I actually don't miss all the rubbish I ate, I have basically switched from rubbish to fresh fruit. I would say that I am actually eating more than what I have done in the past but just without the rubbish.
 
It has begun. This evening I had lean steak, new potatoes, fresh carrots and asparagus tips :)

Clipsey, the food is the problem I have, the training I can deal with :)
 
Sorry, I didn't mean you had a problem with completing the training, but the training itself was not effective enough for what you want.
What does your training consist of?
 
What do you mean the training wasn't effective enough? :confused: I haven't mentioned training anywhere.

Fartlekking and circuit training make up the majority of my away-from-football training.
 
Clipsey said:
Gilly I'm aware this is/has turned into a 'how to eat reasonably healthy' to improve your fitness levels. Whilst your diet is going to be very important in helping the situation, your training method will be far more critical.
Now is a perfect time for some serious pre-season training, and I don't mean 'going running' 2 or 3 times a week. You need a serious schedule and stick to it religiously, including distance, sprints, stairs, weights, jumps etc
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From what I've read he hasn't got a problem with training at all, more with finding the balance between a diet that is good for him, and a diet that he can enjoy and actually eat.
 
Have you ever tried a thai salad?
Thai Beef salad (can use any meat, seafood)

1 cup beef thinly sliced
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons soy suace
4 spring onions finely sliced
1 large onion or several shallots Finley sliced
1/2-3/4 of a large cucumber sliced into thin batons
1/2 teaspoon of chilli powder or 1+ chillies finely sliced
1 tablespoon coriander leave finely chopped
handful of roasted peanuts

Throw all ingredients into a bowl and mix, leave for 10-15mins
grill the beef and thinly slice it stir into the salad and eat.
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The key to healthy eating as well as your regular eating though out the day, is variety, Thai is a great. many dishes are very low fat and yet so flavoursome and strong.
 
Gilly said:
I'm pretty quick and pretty strong, with stamina enough to carry me through a footy match and a bit more, I want to improve this though. I also want to bring down my recovery times.
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This is what I am referencing to. Eating loads of salad and veggies are not going to help with this :confused: (alright, and improved diet from McD's etc will help you in general). I thought you wanted help with what you asked in the above, so alternative training would be needed, I didn't state that you had a problem with doing the training or that it was not good, but if you want to change something in yourself you are going to have to change your training :)
I read it as you wanted to improve on quickness, strength and bring down your recovery times.
If you can't eat veggies or greens just buy some SuperFoods and whack it in a morning shake - simple really
 
nikebee said:
From what I've read he hasn't got a problem with training at all, more with finding the balance between a diet that is good for him, and a diet that he can enjoy and actually eat.
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Bingo :)
Clipsey said:
I read it as you wanted to improve on quickness, strength and bring down your recovery times.
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This thread is solely about improving my diet :)

Clipsey said:
If you can't eat veggies or greens just buy some SuperFoods and whack it in a morning shake - simple really
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SuperFoods?
 
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