[quote]Nards wrote:
I saw Chris Colucci link to a video of the Monkey Chow guy…here’s his blog about it. http://www.angryman.ca/monkey.html[/quote]
I didn’t really like how he did the monkey chow thing for a few reasons.
The guy made it sound like it was a life changing event but in reality it was like a 1 week diet.
His observations became overly negative and he talked about not being able to have nachos and beer. Again, it was 7 days.
He didn’t say what is in Monkey Chow or how many calories he ate each day. On day 7 he ate one biscuit then fasted. Hope he didn’t hurt his hand patting himself on the back when he was done.
[quote]alkemyst wrote:
Hunting and food preparation went to the curb for many in the upper class long ago. It’s simply not a real useful time spend unless you have a passion for cooking.[/quote]
‘Useful’ is context-specific, so I don’t think it’s the exact word you meant. I’d argue that it actually is useful to have a fridge full of ready-to-eat food, which is what you end up with when you spend one day a week cooking in bulk, for example.
Humblebrag. Booooo.
Playing with the dog ranks higher in priority than cooking food? I think people are confusing cooking for leisure with cooking for purpose. Daily meal-to-meal cooking doesn’t have to be a long and involved process, but it does have to get done. If you have someone who’ll do the necessary cooking for you, awesome. But if you don’t have that spare set of hands, you’re going to have to buckle down and accept that some level of regular meal prep is as mandatory as sleep, whether you think it’s a waste of time or not.
I take it you’re in the fitness industry then. What do you advise to clients in terms of nutrition and meal prep?
[quote]chillain wrote:
Obviously it’s silly to claim that one must spend some portion of their day/night preparing food.[/quote]
It’s an unavoidable fact that people do need to spend a portion of their day eating and, as I mentioned earlier, people who train generally need to eat more than those who don’t. That’s directly tied to some time needing to be spent preparing that food, whether it’s a big chunk of time spent once per week (cooking and packing in bulk) or some time spent each day.
I didn’t see anybody in this thread advocating spending several hours preparing every meal of every day. The OP implied that cooking and even eating was a waste of time that he hoped to avoid. As I said earlier, that’s like wanting to avoid the extra laundry for gym clothes or the time driving to the gym.
Agreed. Bare-bones minimum anything with regard to fitness isn’t advisable for long-term results.
Maybe one day an enterprising hero will figure out how to deliver pre-made, delicious, and healthy food to customers.
I agree it’s a pain in the ass to have to go grocery shopping every 3 days and to have to prepare meals in advance but the freedom of living a healthy lifestyle should be enough motivation.
People with spouses and children should use food preparation and meal times as an opportunity to spend time with them. As your children get older get them involved in the process and teach them a thing or two so they won’t be lost later on in life.
Obviously it’s silly to claim that one must spend some portion of their day/night preparing food.
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It’s not if that person wants to improve their physique as in the OP [/quote]
Seriously dude, you don’t need to cook or even shop for your own food to eat healthy and properly. Doing it yourself is the most economical way as eating out and eating healthy is usually pretty damn expensive. Around here a chicken breast, some green beans and mixed veggies with a unsweetened tea is about $13-15 with tip. It’s just as healthy as if I made it at home but about 10x more expensive.
Obviously it’s silly to claim that one must spend some portion of their day/night preparing food.
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It’s not if that person wants to improve their physique as in the OP [/quote]
Seriously dude, you don’t need to cook or even shop for your own food to eat healthy and properly. Doing it yourself is the most economical way as eating out and eating healthy is usually pretty damn expensive. Around here a chicken breast, some green beans and mixed veggies with a unsweetened tea is about $13-15 with tip. It’s just as healthy as if I made it at home but about 10x more expensive.[/quote]
This is true. Unlimited money will solve many of life’s problems. Of course chasing that money can also lead to many problems
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
Of course chasing that money can also lead to many problems :)[/quote]
Totally off topic but the reason why is because chasing money without adding value to society does not work. The most financially independent people are those that chase customers with the most sought-after, valued goods - and then money chases them.
[quote]LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
Maybe one day an enterprising hero will figure out how to deliver pre-made, delicious, and healthy food to customers.
I agree it’s a pain in the ass to have to go grocery shopping every 3 days and to have to prepare meals in advance but the freedom of living a healthy lifestyle should be enough motivation.
People with spouses and children should use food preparation and meal times as an opportunity to spend time with them. As your children get older get them involved in the process and teach them a thing or two so they won’t be lost later on in life.[/quote]
I’m sure in the USA there are companies that do bulk deliveries of pre-made meals for bodybuilders where you can select the macro amounts. I saw Dexter Jackson in a video pushing one of these companies and praising the bison burgers.
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