We all understand how critical a component diet is to a successful training regime. However what is often misunderstood is how much preparation is required to have those meals ready every day to support your goals. I have an extremely busy professional life and as such it can be far too easy to miss preparation and then be stuck getting something on the run. Net result is no control over total calories or macros and less than optimal progress.
The other over looked aspect is that lifters can often default to preparing basic bland food which after a while is a chore to bang down day after day.
So with these conundrums in mind I was parked on the couch the other night when everyone's favourite pommy git Jamie Oliver came on the television with his classic 15 minute meal program. Now I actually like Jamie Oliver, cooks simple food, wants to make the school children of the world eat healthier at school, hey what's not to like.
If you have watched his programs you know he prepares wonderful meals that look very simple and the explicit message is that even a knob like you or I can whip up these culinary treats. So salivating at his latest creation I figure hey, just master 4-5 of these meals, tinker with the macros slightly to ensure they are fit for training and presto nutritious training meals that actually taste good..right? Well not quite.
So the first meal in question is blackbean beef patties and noodles with vegetables. As the supposed 15 mins preparation time balloons out to 40 mins and I watch the increasingly large mess of pans and offcuts I am thinking Jamie Oliver you pratt.
So what is not apparent when you are sitting on the couch watching this maestro cook is that well he is a renowned career chef and well I am not. Therefore add 10 minutes. Next he has everything he could possibly need is stacked neatly to hand to minimise disruption during cooking and well my kitchen is not like this. Therefore Add 5 mins. Finally he has a wonderful crew of 40 people behind the camera some of whose job it is to clean up the mess at the end of the filming and well..I do not. Therefore add 5 minutes.
Net result Jamies 15 minute dish takes the mere mortals 45 minutes but joking aside it tasted fantastic and once the preparation has a few more practise runs it should be a nice little addition to the weekly diet. I took a photo below (only because Glen Pendlay does it and it looks cool on his blog!).
Now I'd recommend his 15 minute meals book if you want some simple quick (sort of) meals to add into the diet. The only thing is you will need to calculate the macros as at the end of the book they do the typical mainstream media breakdown of components but leaves out values for carbs and protein!
Eat well
Thomo
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