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The CrossFit dietary prescription is as follows:

Protein should be lean and varied and account for about 30% of your total caloric load. Carbohydrates should be predominantly low-glycemic and account for about 40% of your total caloric load. Fat should be predominantly monounsaturated and account for about 30% of your total caloric load. Calories should be set at between .7 and 1.0 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass depending on your activity level. The .7 figure is for moderate daily workout loads and the 1.0 figure is for the hardcore athlete.

What Should I Eat?

In plain language, base your diet on garden vegetables, especially greens, lean meats, nuts and seeds, little starch, and no sugar. That’s about as simple as we can get. Many have observed that keeping your grocery cart to the perimeter of the grocery store while avoiding the aisles is a great way to protect your health. Food is perishable. The stuff with long shelf life is all suspect. If you follow these simple guidelines you will benefit from nearly all that can be achieved through nutrition.

The Paleolithic Model for Nutrition

Modern diets are ill suited for our genetic composition. Adaptation has not kept pace with advances in agriculture and food processing resulting in a plague of health problems for modern man. Coronary heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, obesity and psychological dysfunction have all been scientifically linked to a diet too high in refined or processed carbohydrate. Search “Google” for Paleolithic nutrition, or diet. The return is extensive, compelling, and fascinating. The Paleo model is perfectly consistent with the CrossFit prescription.

What Foods Should I Avoid?

Excessive consumption of high-glycemic carbohydrates is the primary culprit in nutritionally caused health problems. High glycemic carbohydrates are those that raise blood sugar too rapidly. They include rice, bread, candy, potato, sweets, sodas, and most processed carbohydrates. Processing can include bleaching, baking, grinding, and refining. Processing of carbohydrates greatly increases their glycemic index, a measure of their propensity to elevate blood sugar.

What is the Problem with High-Glycemic Carbohydrates?

The problem with high-glycemic carbohydrates is that they give an inordinate insulin response. Insulin is an essential hormone for life, yet acute, chronic elevation of insulin leads to hyperinsulinism, which has been positively linked to obesity, elevated cholesterol levels, blood pressure, mood dysfunction and a Pandora’s box of disease and disability. Research “hyperinsulinism” on the Internet. There’s a gold mine of information pertinent to your health available there. The CrossFit prescription is a low-glycemic diet and consequently severely blunts the insulin response.

Caloric Restriction and Longevity

Current research strongly supports the link between caloric restriction and an increased life expectancy. The incidence of cancers and heart disease sharply decline with a diet that is carefully limited in controlling caloric intake. “Caloric Restriction” is another fruitful area for Internet search. The CrossFit prescription is consistent with this research.

The CrossFit prescription allows a reduced caloric intake and yet still provides ample nutrition for rigorous activity.

Additional information about diet can be found:

www.zonediet.com
www.robbwolf.com
www.makers-diet.net

Food As Fuel Blog

This blog is dedicated to providing open source information to our community to promote, "Food as body Fuel." Our goal is that people will change their perception of food and nutrition, which will lead to changing habits, and ulimately optimize human performance and health.

NOTE: To get to past entries, simply click on the title of the blog post.


Vegan Bakery

Thursday, June 17, 2010

http://www.babycakesnyc.com/


Great recipes for healthy choice treats!

Posted by: Darin Deaton

Quitting Grains?

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Check out this great blog on Quitting Grains!

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-quit-grains/

Posted by: Darin Deaton

Processed meats linked to Heart Disease?

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Check out this article on the results of a study linking processed meats to Heart Disease. This makes me think twice about eating processed meats!

http://wellness.blogs.time.com/2010/05/17/cured-smoked-meat-linked-with-heart-disease-risk/?hpt=T2#ixzz0os4ON2XG

Posted by: Darin Deaton

Training Nutrition and Recipes

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Here are some great over reaching concepts on general good nutrition principles to support training. Also, look at the Nutrition for Dummies section for some good points on nutrition. These hints are based off a zone style diet model and lean more toward a slightly higher carbohydrate intact than a paelo diet.

Read the link, http://www.gotrimax.com/TriMaxNutrition.htm

Quick Breakfast Shake

1 cup nonfat plain yogurt [2 P, 2 C]
2 oz. protein powder [2 P]
2/3 cup orange juice [2 C]
1-1/3 tsp. canola oil [4 F]
light drizzle of honey

Instructions:
Combine ingredients in blender. Blend for about 30 seconds. Serve in a tall glass.

Yields 1 Meal of:
4 Blocks Protein
4 Blocks Carbohydrate
4 Blocks Fat

See this recipe and more at the same link above under the Trimax Kitchen link. There are also several recipes with oats and grains which may not be supported by a paleo diet.


Posted by: Darin Deaton

Dining out and Bad Fats!

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/lipids/dining-out-and-bad-fats/
Posted by: Darin Deaton

Cocoa Snacks

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Check out these Cocoa Snacks. Got to try these out! We are working on getting the Recipe book online. Keep the faith, it will happen.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cocoa-and-coconut-snacks/

Posted by: Darin Deaton

"Crap"

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Posted by: Darin Deaton

Recipe Book

Thursday, February 11, 2010

OK, you asked for it and it is coming! We should have a recipe book link up and running soon. This is going to be done allowing members to post recipes by categories. The link will be in the left hand column of the food blog and should be up and running soon!

Remember to make good food choices! Continue to focus on food quality. We took some preliminary measurements on some athletes yesterday and I was blown away by the body composition changes and performance. Remember, "Food is Fuel, give your body the good Stuff"
Posted by: Darin Deaton

Food as Fuel Challenge 2010

Friday, February 05, 2010

We are nearing the end of our food challenge. Measurements for the food challenge will be taken Friday the 12th and Saturday the 13th. All participants who wish to be eligible for winning, must have their measurements, CrossFit Total and Fran done on one or both of these days. Please contact the office if you have any questions. Keep pushing forward it is not over yet!
Posted by: Darin Deaton

Thanks to all!

Monday, February 01, 2010

Thanks to all who made our Chili Cook-Off a great success! Good food and healthy too!
Posted by: Darin Deaton