Top 10 Foods To Eat On One Meal A Day (OMAD)

One Meal A Day:

Top 10 Foods To Eat When Eating One Meal A Day If you are following the OMAD Diet, or any intermittent fasting protocol then it’s important to know what foods you should eat. Eating high quality, nutrient dense foods will not only support your diet, but also provide the ingredients your body needs to perform some major health improvements.

In the previous post I talked about the top 8 benefits of eating one meal day, Today I will be highlighting the top 10 foods I recommend to eat when following the OMAD diet. Just my usual reminder this post is for educational purposes only, so do speak to your doctor if you have any medical concerns.

1. Eggs:

Eggs Pasture raised organic eggs are some of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. Rich in essential proteins, healthy fats, Vitamins A, D, E and K eggs provide raw materials that your body needs for growth and repair. I recommend eating at least 2-4 eggs per day when fasting.

2. Chia Seeds:

Chia Seeds When adapting your body to one meal a day, soluble fiber helps to buffer your blood sugars and help keep your hunger under control. Start eating 1-2 tablespoons of chia seeds per day. The fiber in these seeds feeds your friendly microbes, which helps you to lose weight.

3. Avocados:

Avocados Avocados are extremely nutrient dense and are an excellent source of magnesium and potassium. These minerals help your cells accept more fuel, by reducing insulin resistance. Avocados help improve energy levels, by lowering inflammation throughout the body.

4. Nutritional Yeast:

Nutritional When you fast, your cells use up B-Vitamins to produce energy from your fat stores. To give your body a steady supply of B-Vitamins start consuming 1-3 tablespoons of nutritional yeast each day in your eating window. This will keep your energy levels high whilst you're not eating.

5. Cruciferous Vegetables:

Cruciferous Vegetables Pound for pound, cruciferous vegetables are densely packed full of phytonutrients that promote healing and restoration throughout the body. Radishes, broccoli, cauliflower, arugula, watercress and brussels sprouts are excellent examples. These are all loaded with minerals too, which support cellular metabolism during fasting.

6. Red Meat:

Red Meat When eating one meal day, you'll want to choose protein sources that are nutrient dense such as grass fed, grass finished beef, lamb and organ meats. These will provide essential amino acids, Vitamin A, along with blood building iron and B12, to keep your body strong, and your blood rich with oxygen. If your finding this information useful, please tap the like, subscribe and turn all notifications on to stay updated with health and nutrition tips

7. Berries & Lemons:

Berries & Lemons As a dessert, eat a handful of mixed berries each day, like strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries. These will help to boost your antioxidants and Vitamin C intake, to help your body clean out toxins, waste and lower inflammation. Whole blended lemons also speed up the weight loss process.

8. Salmon:

Wild Fish Wild fish such as salmon, sardines, mackerel and herring are also excellent sources of protein and healthy omega-3 fatty acids which nourish your skin and boost healthy collagen. Eating wild fish has an anti-aging effect by strengthening the membranes around your trillions of cells.

9. Green Tea:

Green Tea If you wondering what to drink, I recommend matcha green tea. You can drink 2-3 cups of this throughout the day and it will not break your fast, as long as you do not add sweeteners or any type of milk. Green tea contains catechins that reduce cellular inflammation, and can support a deeper fast.

10. Fermented Vegetables:

Fermented Vegetables Sauerkraut, Kimchi, Miso and full fat Greek yoghurt are all excellent sources of prebiotic fiber and probiotics. These feed the friendly microbes in your digestive system, helping to clean up the body of toxins, waste, candida and harmful microbes. Eating these will improve your mood and brain function, as the friendly microbes help to build serotonin and melatonin brain chemicals.

Important Notes For OMAD:

Important Notes When following a one meal a day plan, I highly recommend avoiding junk foods, sugar, refined carbohydrates and starchy foods. These will fill up your stomach, making you less likely to meet your nutrient requirements. This can make fasting difficult for your body, so eat a mixture of the foods mentioned in this post  to get the most health benefits from fasting.

You can ease into this diet by starting on 2 meals a day, and then down to 1 meal a day. This can help your body to adapt to the change in eating pattern. To learn about the top 9 health benefits from eating one meal a day, tap here. Go ahead and tap on this post on the screen now, thank you so much for Reading and I wish you great health, wealth and happiness.