CrossFit Athletic Group

Luke Heide has been on the right nutrition track for the last two weeks and is trying to continue the good habits now that he is back at school. Then he sent me his lunch for today. Or snack. Or something.

Here's the breakdown for this bathtub of a meal:

• Protein - 1 scoop protein powder, 2 cups of milk (milk counts for both protein and carbs)
• Carbohydrate - 2 cups of milk, 1/2 cup of blueberries, 1 cup of strawberries, 1/3 cup of oats
• Fat - 1 scoop of peanut butter

Win or loss. Ugh. I would need to know the context of this better. This is technically a balanced 5-block meal. I have also heard from someone - don't remember who or where exactly - that drinking your food is not the same as eating your food, and putting a bunch of veggies in a blender would kind of sit like a lump in your stomach more than they would if you were gradually eating them. Right now I imagine Luke sitting at his laptop looking like an anaconda who just swallowed a big snapping turtle. There are a couple what-if scenarios here. If you are someone who is looking to lose weight, it seems like drinking your food would make it easier to over-eat because you are bypassing the hunger/full progression by the time the thing is done. If you are starving and you don't feel like cooking anything, it's on you to make sure you don't feel starving (which, I know, first-world problems). If you are in a rush, stop being in a rush! It's okay to be late! If you are trying to gain a little bit of weight - which, I believe Luke is trying to do before fall practice starts - then as far as drinking your food goes, this is about as good as you can get: everything in here is actual food except the protein powder. Just make sure to warn your roommates that you'll be sharting out pink shit for the next few hours.

Next time. Eat your food. Don't drink your food.