| Nan Allison, MS, RD, LDN Allison Nutrition Consulting, Inc. 566 Rosedale Ave., Nashville, TN 37211 615-297-7888 www.NanAllison.com |
I jot down notes, everywhere (pieces of paper, noteboks, computer, emails,voice mail, columns of magazines) about what I think is important to share with clients and newsletter subscribers about nutrition, satisfaction and why we eat ---- I liken it to people who collect recipes and diets and try a lot of ideas about what and how to eat.
Many are good ideas; some not so good. Many never get used, much less looked at, after I write them down. But there are a few that become speeches and themes that I repeat over and over again in several different ways...because they work, and feel like I've "got it," and these are "me." They are my repertoire.
Like wise, I encourage clients to develop their own repertoire of meals, breakfast, lunch , dinner and snacks, that work for them. But what if your repertoire is feeling more like a rut and isn't feeling good to you? How do you get out of it?
Often even avid recipe and diet collectors wind up eating the same thing in the same way over and over again, unless they have a specific event, purpose for, or plan in mind about when and how they are going to implement it.
Here are some ways to develop your own best repertoire:
1. Find a purpose for your repertoire --what is the focus?
2. Keep it simple. Don't make the menu complicated. Pick one meal or snack that you want to focus on and fnd one thing that you would like to try. Click here (http://www.nanallison.com/images/Menu_Ideas._1_.pdf) for some quick-to-assemble meal ideas. You'll want to adapt the portions to fit your needs.
3. Make a date(s) to try it out.
4. Ask yourself if this is something that is do-able on an ongoing basis. If you think so, but are not sure, ask yourself what would keep you from doing it.
5. Allow yourself to evaluate it.
6. Eventually you will come up with 1-2 breakfasts and about 2 lunches and 3 different dinners that are your "go-to" meals.
7. Don't forget to include some restaurant or take-out meals in your repertoire.
8. If these suggestions don't get you closer to finding some fresh meals ot look forward to, you may want to look at how your current repertoire is serving you.
9. If you are still unsure about how to make something meet your needs contact us at nan.allison1@gmail.com
Nan is an outstanding nutrition expert and author with has an extensive background. I'm very pleased to announce her as a regular contributer to takeitback.me
Below is her book:
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