A balanced meal plate should prioritize fiber-rich foods, followed by protein, and then starchy carbohydrates.

“When you have your plate, you just simply look at it as like a like a clock, right? And um if you just make a 920 on the clock, so one arm goes over to the nine and one of the arms goes over to 20. because you know you're going to make a line towards 12:00 too. And the largest portion is going to be your fibrous carbohydrates. So that's the the the you know the green vegetables, right? So whether it be broccoli or Brussels sprouts or asparagus, those are the ones that give us a lot of the micronutrients we need. They're the ones that are generally you know accepted as more healthy. Um and they're also going to provide the fiber that's going to be both beneficial in terms of its uh impact on insulin and also just through filling you up, right? And then I take the next largest portion of that and I devote that towards protein. And I think it's really important especially for anybody active. Um the more active you are, the more you embark on trying to build muscle, you're going to need to have protein in every meal. So I have that. And again, you know, we're talking cleaner sources of protein, but like I I am you'll never find like boiled chicken on my plate. I'll have some sort of fish or chicken or but I they'll it will be it will be cooked in a way that's that's like, you know, it's got maybe some sauce on it or it's got some maybe it's tomato sauce, anything to just make it a little bit more palatable and interesting without blowing the value of the meal. And then that last portion is where I put my starchy carbohydrates.”