It's the second week of “Rate Your Plate”! For those who don't know, I decided to start “Rate Your Plate” because a lot of people ask me if their dish is good or if there's anything they should improve. 👉 The idea is to post a photo of a meal you made today or this week and ask a question, if you’d like. It can be breakfast, a snack, lunch, dinner, or a late-night snack. The goal is to motivate, encourage, and inspire us, as well as to learn some tips for making our meals more nutritious and appetizing. Here’s a photo of my lunch today. I had white rice, some steamed broccoli, a chicken and turkey burger, and hummus. Earlier, I had a small salad (I always forget to take a picture of the salad 🫣). Just so you can see, my plate isn’t very colorful at all, and that happens a lot. But it has protein, carbs, fat, vitamins, and minerals.

Happy Monday, Runners! I thought I’d start the week by sharing a personal challenge I faced with sports nutrition. When I was training for my first half-marathon this year, I struggled a lot with GI issues during long runs. I know this is a very common “problem” among runners, but as a sports nutritionist who always eats well, it felt unacceptable to me to have to go through this. It was a really tough time for me. I didn’t perform as well as I should have in many workouts, and that made me really sad. And it took me a long time to figure out the right fuel, train my gut, figure out what to eat the day before workouts, test different gel brands, and get to know and understand my body. After many attempts, products, studies, and tests, I finally figured out what works for me and ran an incredible half-marathon, without GI issues, and in the time I wanted. All this to say that sometimes what we need most is patience with ourselves and with the process. Even more so when we’re dealing with some pain. 👉 Tell me, have you ever faced any difficulties while running?

If there’s one thing people always ask me, it’s whether their dish is right or if there’s anything they could improve. With that in mind, I decided to create “Rate Your Plate.” The idea is to post a photo of a meal you made today or this week and ask a question, if you’d like. It can be breakfast, a snack, lunch, dinner, or a late-night snack. The goal is to motivate, encourage, and inspire us, as well as to learn some tips for making our meals more nutritious and appetizing. To start, here’s a photo of my lunch today. I had white rice, lentils, cooked broccoli and squash, and a pork chop that I grilled in the air fryer. There was also a salad as a starter that I forgot to take a picture of. What do you think of the dish?