by Cliff Smith

When you eat to satisfy nutrition first, then hunger, you give yourself a better chance of maintaining a healthy weight, being physically fit, and living a balanced life.  When you focus first on getting the healthiest nutrition you can from complex carbohydrates, healthy fats, quality protein and fiber before satisfying cravings for simple carbs, sugar, or salty, fat-filled foods, you’re on the right track to peak performance.

What does it mean to satisfy nutrition first, then hunger? 

It means reaching for the healthiest nutrients you can get your hands on first, and if still hungry, then eating typical table foods.  Let’s say you just finished a good solid workout and now you’re famished.  Your stomach is growling and you feel faint from lack of food.  Many people reach for the first thing they can find to satisfy that raging hunger.  However, those who think about getting the healthiest nutrition first will receive the most benefits from their food dollars.  The trick is to get the healthiest nutrition CONCENTRATED into the fewest number of calories without undesirable  ingredients.

A quick, convenient way to satisfy nutrition first and hunger second is to use whole food concentrates.  These are perfectly formulated nutritional supplements that the body instantly absorbs and puts to work most effectively. They satisfy nutritional needs rather than just pacify cravings. Consuming whole food concentrates fuels the body deep down at the cellular level.

These nutritional powerhouses provide a sense of satisfaction that you just can't get from typical table foods. They wipe out cravings for foods filled with simple carbs, salt, sugar or unhealthy fats by giving you feelings of balance and contentment.  Also, since the body requires less energy to digest them, whole food concentrates do not leave you feeling tired like after a big meal.

I have felt this sense of satisfaction from whole food concentrates many times. It has helped me eliminate cravings for sweets and other unhealthy foods.  In fact, I can go on a two or three-hour mountain bike ride, then consume a whole food concentrate, and my hunger vanishes.  Plus, my body feels balanced and recovers faster.  This really is one of those things you have to feel to believe, but it does work.  Satisfy your healthy nutritional needs first, then eat for fun, and you’ll maintain a healthy weight, be stronger, live longer and reap major rewards.