Food Glorious Food Survey Results

1. How many times a day do you eat?

One  0.0%
Two  0.0%
Three  15.4%
Four  11.5%
Five  46.2% 
Six or more 26.9%

Five to Six a day is what we are looking for.

2. At how many meals do you eat protein?

One  0.0%
Two  15.4%
Three  34.6%
Four  19.2%
Five  23.1% 
Six or more 7.7% 

Three is the minimum, every time you eat is best.

3. At how many meals do you eat green vegetables?

One  19.2%
Two  23.1%
Three  34.6%
Four  19.2%
Five  3.8% 
Six or more 0.0%

Again, Three is the minimum, every time you eat is best.

4. At how many meals a day do you eat grains or starches? (bread, pasta, cereal, potatoes, granola bars, etc.)

One  36.4%
Two  31.8%
Three  22.7%
Four  4.5%
Five  4.5% 
Six or more 0.0%

For those looking to optimize fat loss, keeping starches/grains to morning and after training is a great strategy.

5. What beverages do you drink on a daily/weekly basis? (Choose one or more)

Coffee  53.8%
Fruit Juice 3.8%
Regular Soda 0.0%
Water  100.0%
Tea  42.3%
Milk  19.2%

One of my clients pointed out I did not have alcohol on this list, which is a great point. As we have discussed your body cannot burn fat when you have alcohol in your system – you draw your own conclusion.

6. How many times a week do you eat breakfast (defined as a protein/vegetable/optional grain)?

One  0.0%
Two  7.7%
Three  3.8%
Four  3.8%
Five  0.0% 
Six  11.5%
seven  73.1%

Seven is absolutely critical if you want to make optimal progress.

7. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? (What?! – I always wanted to know!)

One Cord 29.2%
Two Cords 4.2%
Three Cords 4.2%
Four Cords 16.7%
Five Cords 0.0%
Six or More  45.8%

Now I Know!

Thank-you to all who participated in the survey. As always your feedback and comments are welcome!

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