Is it possible to get all of my daily nutritional value in a single meal?

[Anonymous]

What is a certain small meal that would be loaded with enough nutrition to get me my necessary daily nutritional value? I'm asking this because i am hoping to lose more weight by eating one meal a day again (ive alredy lost 50lbs), but i also want to get enough nutrition so that i can reach my full potential height when I'm done growing. I've heard that i need to get as much nutrition as possible in order to reach my full potential height, but i want to be able to get that much nutrition while consuming as little food as possible. Any suggestions?

[SeXXXyGingee]

Not eating or eating less than recommened isn't a healthy way to go about losing weight. Its actually been proven that eating 5-6 smaller meals everyday helps boost your metabolism and speed up and increase weight loss. Your body is like a top of the line car. If you put too much or not enough fuel in your tank your car isn't going to run at it's top performance. when you skip meals your body holds onto the food and stores it in your fat cells because it doesn't know when it's going to get food again. Eventually your body will start to feed off itself and slowly kill you. there's a lot of dangerous ideaa out there claiming "quick results" but they don't last. Losing weight is more about the number on the scale.. its about making sure you're healthy and your body is working well. good luck with your journey!

[Kiwedin]

Go on cronometer. com and mess around with different food combinations. It a food calculator like fitnesspal. com but instead of focusing on calories, it focuses on nutritional content.

[Tractorbeam]

Animal tests found that eating one big meal, as compared to the same amount in 3 smaller meals, resulted in more weight (up to 30% more).

A balanced diet doesn't mean you can combine all the foods in one meal. Some foods should be eaten separately from certain other foods, and mixing them together is counter-productive.

[Asker]

But I'm not eating the same amount as i would in three meals. I basically eat a sandwhich and have a few glasses of milk everyday, but I'm afraid I'm not getting enough nutrition.

[IAmMellow]

It's not really a good idea to eat one meal for your daily nutrition. Especially if you're trying tolose weight. You should eat like 4-5 meals a day, and incorporate some exercise if you really want to lose weight.

[Asker]

Ie already been eating only one meal a day, and that's how i lost 50lbs

[IAmMellow]

I guess if it works for you, that's good. But once you begin eating regularly again, you'll end up gaining weight because your body is in starvation mode. Eating 4-5 small meals boosts your metabolism which helps insanely with weight loss.

[523206720]

Maybe a chicken salad with 6 vegetables added (make sure extra chicken is used)

Or a subway chicken sandwich with DOUBLE or triple the meat (pay extra for that)

[Red_Arrow]

The human body was made to have more meals each day than just one. Having just one will throw things off in your body causing numerous medical problems.

[been_waiting]

That would be a big meal.
You would need protein, several different servings of fruits and veggies, whole grains, etc etc.

Its also not recommended to only eat once a day. Its best to eat several small meals a day

[kheserthorpe]

If you run a big calorie deficit you will stunt your growth. Period.

[Klaatu51]

basically it's better to eat 4-5 small meals per day basically ;-)

[bethhh29]

I doubt it. You're not supposed to eat just one meal a day anyway.

[bananatossing]

Well, eggs are basically the most complete meal but you will starve eventually because you need a little bit or everything. That's not a good diet man.

[bananatossing]

And I misread your whole question I will go to bed now. One meal per day is actually going to get you more anxious and cause you to eat more. If you want your metabolism running then work out and eat several small meals per day. Every 2-3 hours grab a snack. A bit of yogurt, one egg for breakfast, a cup of beans, a small bag of almonds, etc. Eat healthy stuff little by little and it will keep your body working, and just make exercise already. Good luck

[Princessofpersia]

It is, but not a good idea