Quick Meals Hummus

Approaching the Natural Diet
in the Modern World

with Sid Garza-Hillman
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No Meat Athlete Academy: Approaching the Natural Diet in the Modern World with Sid
Garza-Hillman
Copyright © 2014 No Meat Athlete LLC
Disclaimer: The information in this audio seminar and document is for educational
purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for medical advice of physicians or for
proper athletic training and nutrition. The reader or listener should regularly consult a
physician in all matters relating to his or her health, as well as before beginning a new
health or fitness program, and particularly in respect of any symptoms that may require
diagnosis or medical attention.
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Small Step Approach to Habit Change
The closer we get to our body’s natural design, the better we will feel and the happier
we will be.
Ease yourself into habit changes by taking such small steps that can be done every day
with minimal stress to your life. If it’s eating healthier that you’re going after, think eating
one healthy snack before trying to switch full meals. If it’s being more active, start by
trying to move more throughout the day in natural ways instead of forcing yourself to go
out for long workouts.
Smaller steps make habit changing more approachable and means you’re less likely to
burn out.
It also means slower progress, but this approach sets you up for long term success, not
just quick fixes that don’t stick or last long.
Key Advice:
 Hold yourself back to avoid burnout be able to sustain for the long term.
 Set a quit date to have something to look forward to and have the opportunity to
reevaluate.
 Think about how you are serving yourself to create a backdrop for your habit
changes.
The Natural Diet

When taking a natural approach to your diet, remember that we can digest all kinds of
food, including the junk food and processed foods, but the key is to consume foods that
our body function best with.
We function best with unprocessed or morphed plants. Mostly fruits and vegetables,
foods full of water.
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Focus on what you do most of the time. If you want to treat yourself while out with
friends or family, don’t stress yourself with trying to be perfect 100% of the time. It’s the
actions you’re taking the majority of the time that is important.
When dealing with cravings, remember that what you’re really craving is all the added
stuff, like sugar, salt, or fat. Your taste buds have calibrated to expect extra spices,
sugars, and salts, but over time your body will reset back to what is more natural, and
the foods you think of as being less salty or sweet, will start fulfilling those cravings.
To deal with conflicting nutritional information, run the food through the “natural” filter.
For example, is soy bad for you? In its natural state, no. It’s when we pull out certain
proteins and fibers and morph the food into something unnatural that it becomes less
healthy. Same with extracted oils, fats, etc.
The most important thing to remember is that transitions take time, and what might
seem like a major challenge or hurdle now will be much easier or no problem at all over
time.
Tips from Sid:

 Include watery foods and vegetables
 Make simple switches like using brown rice or whole wheat pasta, which are less
process than white rice and pasta
 Avoid too many nuts and seeds
 When selecting foods, choose foods as close to their natural forms as possible
 The mix of macronutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrates) isn’t as important as
people like to say. When eating a whole foods, natural diet, you’re getting
enough of all the nutrients you need.
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Quick Ways to Eat Healthy
Get rid of the idea that you need a separate protein with each meal, and it will significantly cut
down on the time it takes to prepare you meals.
When preparing the foods you eat on a daily basis, focus on what’s the best food for your body
to thrive on. Simple meals are easy to cook, easy to clean up, and healthy.
During the transition period, it may take more time to cook new meals, even if they are simple,
but as you get used to cooking the meals, they will become your quick go-tos.
Keep a list of all your recipes in a spreadsheet or document for quick reference when you aren’t
sure what to cook.
What Sid Eats:
 Simple whole wheat or brown rice pastas tossed with steamed vegetables
 Fresh fruit and veggies throughout the day
 Simple, easy to fix salads with beans, fruit, nut-based dressings
 Lentil or mushroom tacos and burritos
 Baked potatoes
Easy Snacks:
 Hummus
 Raw nuts
 Homemade trail mix
 Dark chocolate
 Kale Chips
 Nori rolls
 For kids, seaweed snacks, brown rice crackers.
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FAQs
Q: It takes so much time to eat healthy, how do you find the time?
A: It takes hardly any time to eat foods in their natural state. What takes time is all the
cooking and morphing of the food. Eat raw or minimally cooked plants and fruits, which
take very little time to prepare.
Q: Why aren’t I seeing immediate improvements from my diet changes?
A: It takes time for the body to adjust and catch up on the nutrients your feeding it with a
natural diet. But the mental gains are immediate. You reap the benefits of making
healthy changes and feeling good about your decisions right away.
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