Welcome to the first edition of my monthly newsletter! What? Why? How? You might ask. After numerous requests to do a blog, write a cookbook, and expand my website to include more about nutrition and cooking, I've decided that a monthly newsletter is the way to go. Formal, yet informal. Informative, yet casual. Kind of the way I like my meals! What should I eat?
One of the most common questions I get asked as a personal trainer is “what should I eat?”. It's a tough question. There is no simple answer. Now, I don't pretend to be a nutritionist, but I have taken many, many courses and had the privilege of working with many top sport nutritionists. I've also dieted down for fitness competitions the smart way, the silly way and the ineffective way. But most importantly, I'm a foodie. I love food. I love wandering through food markets and reading through cookbooks (I refer to it as epicurean porn!). Most of all I love looking around a table of family and friends enjoying a meal and know that I played a part in that experience, both spiritual and physical. However, it's important to remember that, at the most basic form, food is your fuel. It is necessary and life sustaining. That does not mean it needs to be boring. To me there is no excuse for eating bad food! For performance? To bulk? To maintain? I'll admit though, it's easy to get confused when it comes to eating well. We've all heard the questions – are you eating to get lean? For performance? To bulk? To maintain? It's also easy to get confused by all the different diet plans out there - no carb, hi carb, hi protein, metabolic typing, biosignature, all cantaloupe, etc..… It's not my goal to prescribe a diet, or fix any medical issues you may have. It is my goal to provide you with healthy, clean, seasonal and tasty recipes that can be adapted and enjoyed in whatever form your mealtimes take. As I said earlier, I am a shameless and unapologetic reader of cookbooks, cooking magazines and cooking websites. My mother always said that if there was one good recipe in a cookbook it was worth owning. In my twenties I spent a couple years where every week I committed to making one brand new recipe from a cookbook. Now many of those recipes have been adapted, morphed and accepted as part of my daily repertoire. I send thanks out there to all the wonderful cooks, writers and friends who have provided me with inspiration for my fancy, my training and my day to day meals. Please enjoy the recipes as written, but don't be scared to adapt them to suit your particular health/training/budget/or family needs. With that, there is nothing else to say except chow down......Bon Appétit! ...Mangia Bene! ...Lekker Eet!felice ...Velbekomme! ...Buon Appetito! ...Smaklig Måltid! Recipe: Watermelon Salad 
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Meghan meghan@meghancooke.com www.meghancooke.com
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