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Be careful about reading health and diet books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain

Let’s get straight to the point; what does it mean to “eat better”?

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For some people better means eating a low carb - high fat - high protein diet; for others, eating better means not eating anything that raises your insulin; and still for others, it could mean eating what they have always eaten, just now they take supplements and have a “salad” each day on top of it all, or they eat "everything in moderation”.

The examples could go on forever; the question is whether you are truly eating better, poised for significantly better results, or getting caught up in what are really "diet traps".

Many people know they need to and want to eat better to get healthier, fit etc, only they truly don’t know what that means or how to do it. They are diet trapped and stuck! They make small and misguided changes, usually motivated by weight loss alone, that continue to keep them stuck in eating patterns that don’t promote their health or success.

Does eating better mean…

    * I have to eat only veggies and fruit?
    * I have to eat bland or boring foods?
    * That I can never “indulge”?
    * I have to stop eating certain foods?
    * I won’t be able to fit in with everyone else?
    * …

These are just some of the thoughts that have been on people’s minds for a long time. I had these questions on my mind too, until I discovered the idea of eating Nutrient Rich, and designing my own eating plan comprised predominantly of foods that are great-tasting, health-promoting, and so good they don’t even have to be viewed as “healthy” – a term that only exists because today we are eating predominantly nutrient poor diets.

Nutrient Rich foods are foods you can eat in their natural form, or prepared in even greater tasting ways that are simple quick and easy, even gourmet; more meals and menus than you could ever get to in your lifetime; delicious foods that promote health and success; foods that you’ll come to know very well, as Nutrient Rich.

Nutrient Rich has added new meaning to eating better. It means eating foods that have all the nutrient you need to succeed and having a body that functions in a healthy high performing way, instead of having a nutrient poor body, struggling with weight and health issues.

It means eating the worlds healthiest foods, foods that are normal and natural, and all the amazing things you can do with them from snacks to a five-star meal. As the author of The Nutrient Rich Revolution for virtually every food you’re eating today, there is a more Nutrient Rich version. Once you know about and how to eat Nutrient Rich a whole new world of eating opens up!

But sadly, many people can’t see a reality where foods can be great tasting and health promoting at the same time. The reason is they are stuck in a matrix of eating albeit great tasting foods that are nutrient poor.

According to Joel Fuhrman MD, "93% of the foods the average American eats, is coming from animal products and refined foods".
These are foods that may be rich in some nutrients but as a whole are nutrient poor, or "nutrient barren", missing countless nutrients, not to mention whole nutrient categories.

Only 7% is coming from produce; the Nutrient Rich whole foods which are vegetables, fruits, legumes (beans) whole grains, nuts and seeds and any of the thousands of meals that are closely derived from these foods.

If your diet is predominantly nutrient poor, you have a guaranteed formula, for diet, weight, and long term health issues!

 Now before you think I am promoting a vegan or vegetarian diet, let me make it clear that I’m not. Whether or not you eat meat or ultra refined foods for that matter is up to you. You can eat whatever you want. A Nutrient Rich diet can include animal products and refined foods as part of your total dietary intake.

I’ll teach you the finer points as we move forward together.

The Nutrient Rich approach to eating stands on its own and is different for each and everyone one of us, depending on where you are in your transition to eating better, your activity levels and your goals.

What I am saying, is that we need to literally flip the 93%/7% equation, so that we’re eating 80-90% or more whole Nutrient Rich foods, smaller amounts of animal products if you eat them and even smaller amounts of ultra refined foods, and then discover how to do this in ways that are on par with the meals and menus we eat today.

If you’re going to be healthy, and have a high performance body, don’t eat less of foods that aren’t serving you to begin with, eat better. Eating Nutrient Rich is the way to eat for success!

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