Paleo: A paleo eating style is gluten free, grain free, lactose free, dairy free, soy free, legume free, and artificial sweetener free. There is not added benefit of this style of eating over another unless you have these specific food intolerances or if you are seeking to minimize inflammation from processed foods.
Paleo + Gluten Free Grains: This style is similar to paleo, but includes gluten free grains like rice (white, brown, wild), gluten free oats, quinoa, corn, amaranth, buckwheat, millet, sorgum, and teff. You enjoy real whole foods but do not have any sensitivites to grains and enjoy including them in your meals.
Clean Eating: Clean eating is about eating real whole foods that are minimally processed.This style of eating typically eats 3-6 times a day with a protein and carb with each meal and about 2-3 servings of fat per day.
Diabetic: A diabetic-friendly meal plan is designed to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. This style of eating tends to minimize carbohydrates, saturated fats, and sodium levels.
Pescatarian: A pescatarian style of eating tends to be higher in omega-3 fatty acids from fish for a heart healthy nutrition approach. This excludes chicken, turkey, pork, and red meat. This style of eating includes seafood, eggs, and dairy.
Flexitarian: This emerging style of eating is for those who want to be more plant based overall, but are willing to include things like chicken and fish when needed for the convenience of hitting their protein macros. There is no defined food list, but this is for those to want to be more intentional about eating plant based food choices when they are able to.
Low Carb High Fat: This style of eating is not necessarily defined by macro ratios but tends to be high in fat, moderate in protein, and moderate to moderately low in starchy carbs.
Keto: Keto is a high fat, low carb protocol designed to support improving insulin reistance. This protocol is 70-75% fat, 20-25% protein, and 5% net carbs.
Vegetarian: A vegerarian lifestyle excludes eating meat and seafoo but allows dairy and eggs.
Vegan: A vegan lifestyle excludes eating meat, seafood, dairy, and eggs and focuses more on using soley plant based ingredients for ones nutritional needs.
Intermittent Fasting: This style of eating has prolonged periods of fasting and concentrated windows of eating. A typical IF protocol is 16:8 where one fasts for 16 hours and eats within an 8 hour period.
No Preference: No eating style is preferred over another. This client will be recommended an approprate eating style.