The DINNER of Champions | Gundry MD

foreign [Music] here and today I wanted to talk about my ideal dinner now many people say breakfast is the most important meal of the day but the truth is you don't even need breakfast which is why I usually only eat one meal a day in terms of overall health dinner actually has a more significant impact on the body than most people realize your last meal of the day directly affects your digestion Sleep Quality and energy levels not only that night but the following day as well just like drinking too much alcohol will result in a head splitting hangover eating a dinner full of processed foods high in added sugars and unhealthy fats can leave you feeling sluggish bloated mentally foggy and backed up all morning long talk about waking up on the wrong side of the bed so what should you eat for dinner well in my opinion the ideal dinner consists of three key elements a weeping portion of leafy greens resistant starches and a little bit of protein for me no dinner is complete without leafy greens I eat a huge salad most nights you get a ton of health benefits they're incredibly filling and you can eat as much as you want now if greens aren't your thing don't worry like most food a little creativity goes a long way I recommend adding grated garlic olive oil ripe avocados and maybe even some walnuts for added flavor trust me it tastes delicious some even say my salads are better than french fries next I like to make sure to add resistant starches to my dinners resistant starches are carbs that don't get digested by your small intestine instead they get fermented by your large intestine to help feed beneficial gut bacteria which helps create more good bacteria and boost your gut health resistant starches are easy to Fair affordable and you might already have some in your pantry my recommended resistant starches are sweet potatoes Millet green plantains jicama rutabaga turnips tiger nuts and almond flour tortillas then to top things off we had a little bit of protein now when most people hear protein they immediately think of meat while most Meats have high amounts of protein they're also extremely high in unhealthy fats and added hormones so while eating meat is perfectly okay in small portions when you overdo it and consume it every meal of the day you're actually encouraging your body to gain weight and not just because of the sheer number of unhealthy fats but because everything from cows to chickens are pumped full of antibiotics and hormones that grain Rich diets and crowded into two small spaces without enough room to move it's a great way to fatten up animals plus the people who eat them this is why if you eat meat I recommend a portion size of four to six ounces and that's pasture-raised or grass-fed like wild caught Alaskan salmon shellfish and halibut pastured poultry like chicken duck and turkey 100 grass-fed meat like beef bison lamb and venison there are also tons of fantastic plant-based protein sources like hemp hearts hemp tofu flaxseed Walnut or pressure cooked lentils and other legumes and if eating a salad every day sounds boring don't worry my ideal dinner opens the door for a ton of variation here are three of my favorite meals for when I don't feel like eating a big salad kicking us off we have sauteed chard with wild caught salmon and a roasted sweet potato how delicious does that sound everyone deserves a little pizza from time to time and I love making a homemade cauliflower crust pizza with pesto and fresh buffalo mozzarella last up we have stir-fried broccoli with Sesame onion and ginger you can also add a few slices of grass-fed beef if you're feeling it as you can see there are a lot of creative great tasting ways to create a dinner of Champions this is just scratching the surface there are hundreds if not thousands of ways to incorporate these three ideal elements leafy greens resistant starches and a little protein into your dinner menu so you can set the foundation for a healthy nutritious dinner that will have you feeling great throughout the night and all the next morning do me a favor and create your version of my ideal dinner I'd love to see what you come up with and if you've got any health and wellness questions you're dying to ask I want to hear from you just leave a comment below and maybe your question will be the topic of one of my next videos oh and make sure to subscribe to this channel so you don't miss a thing I share fun informative new videos all the time because I'm Dr gundry and I'm always looking out for you foreign [Music] [Music]

Channel: Gundry MD

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Length: 5min 45sec (345 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 06 2023