Grocery Haul

What I eat in a week... basically every week

The most common question I get asked is about my dietary intake. It often goes something like “What do you eat in a day?”, “How do you hit your protein target consistently?”, “How do you prepare meals ahead of time in an efficient way?”.

And that’s just the start.

Although I’ve mentioned a few of my favorite meals, protein sources, and tricks for maintaining a nutritious diet, I’ve yet to provide a detailed breakdown of what a typical week of eating looks like for me.

Fair warning, my diet is considered extremely monotonous and boring for most.

However, I enjoy it, it offers some flexibility with meals, and most importantly it’s structured around healthy, protein-dense whole foods.

Fad diets and intermittent fasting have a place in very specific contexts, but I’ve found they don’t work particularly well for me. I’m much more adherent to a consistent meal schedule centered around a regimented list of foods.

This also makes it incredibly easy to track my protein and calorie consumption which are both important to consider regardless of one’s goals.

Let’s dive into it by categorizing the foods I eat and how I incorporate them into my daily routine.

For context, this list is what I typically consume in a 6-7 day period depending on my workout schedule and goals at the time.

Protein Paradise

I’d be remiss not to start with the king of all macronutrients and one that’s far-too-often neglected, protein. Repeating myself here, you should strive for roughly 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight – or goal bodyweight if you’re trying to gain/lose weight. This seems like an impossible task to some but here’s how I do it.

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