The Incredibly Sustainable Nutrition Protocol I’ve Been Following for a Decade

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<p id="8516">Right now, I’m eating a flexible form of Paleo where I can also have rice and potatoes.</p><p id="01d0">A couple of years ago while I was finishing my Master’s degree, <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-the-ketogenic-diet-helped-improve-my-exam-results-by-15-177368331861">I stayed on a strict ketogenic diet</a>.</p><p id="5e50">But the focus is always on eating mostly good-quality, single-ingredient foods. What I focus on changes depending on my current situation.</p><p id="eb4d">This protocol of focusing on eating single-ingredient foods as much as possible is an easy way to ensure you’re on the right track toward good health, without all the stress and confusion of diets.</p><p id="3f22">I also apply the 80/20 principle: 80% of what I eat is single-ingredient, good-quality food. The other 20% can be other foods — the pumpkin pie my partner baked, a dinner out with friends, etc.</p><p id="870f">Most of the time, it ends up being 90/10 or even 95/5. But the 80/20 rule gives me some flexibility while still ensuring I’m eating well. It’s always what we do most of the time that matters, and this flexibility means I’m not stressing

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when I go out for a meal and there is nothing that fits my “diet”.</p><h1 id="4091">What You Can Do</h1><ul><li>Eat single ingredient foods as much as possible. Single-ingredient foods are foods as they come in nature. Meat, fruit, vegetables, nuts, dairy (for the most part), eggs. If you can form the base of your diet with these, you’ll be doing pretty well.</li><li>Don’t stress about what you eat — stress can be just as unhealthy as junk food. Remember, biology works in averages. It’s what you do most of the time that matters the most. As long as most of your meals are healthy, you’re okay. It’s okay to eat cake and pizza sometimes.</li></ul><h2 id="a4ce">Want to improve your health, one habit at a time?</h2><p id="61ab">Sign up for my <b>free</b> weekly newsletter, <a href="https://momentumhabits.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=web&utm_source=subscribe-widget&utm_content=28179428">Momentum</a>. Each week you’ll receive one new habit to try. I’ll explain why it’s important and how to make it easy. <b>This newsletter will help you to create the momentum you need to move towards a healthier and happier future.</b></p></article></body>

That allows me to have a lot of flexibility while not stressing about what I eat.

Nutrition is confusing.

And diets are hard work. They’re unpleasant, they’re hard to stick to, and we spend way too much time thinking and stressing about the foods we’re eating.

But you don’t need to be on a diet to achieve good health. In fact, you can eat a wide range of food and still be healthy.

Here is the simple nutritional protocol I have been following for the last 10 years that has allowed me to stay healthy, fit, and lean, without stressing about what I eat.

The Protocol

I base my diet on single-ingredient foods.

What I include within this ebbs and flows a lot.

Right now, I’m eating a flexible form of Paleo where I can also have rice and potatoes.

A couple of years ago while I was finishing my Master’s degree, I stayed on a strict ketogenic diet.

But the focus is always on eating mostly good-quality, single-ingredient foods. What I focus on changes depending on my current situation.

This protocol of focusing on eating single-ingredient foods as much as possible is an easy way to ensure you’re on the right track toward good health, without all the stress and confusion of diets.

I also apply the 80/20 principle: 80% of what I eat is single-ingredient, good-quality food. The other 20% can be other foods — the pumpkin pie my partner baked, a dinner out with friends, etc.

Most of the time, it ends up being 90/10 or even 95/5. But the 80/20 rule gives me some flexibility while still ensuring I’m eating well. It’s always what we do most of the time that matters, and this flexibility means I’m not stressing when I go out for a meal and there is nothing that fits my “diet”.

What You Can Do

Eat single ingredient foods as much as possible. Single-ingredient foods are foods as they come in nature. Meat, fruit, vegetables, nuts, dairy (for the most part), eggs. If you can form the base of your diet with these, you’ll be doing pretty well.

Don’t stress about what you eat — stress can be just as unhealthy as junk food. Remember, biology works in averages. It’s what you do most of the time that matters the most. As long as most of your meals are healthy, you’re okay. It’s okay to eat cake and pizza sometimes.