Nutrition The
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Building a foundation, one meal at a time. by Brooke Ezzo
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change if I am not living it too,” Alex said. Here are a few tips the Fioroni’s incorporate into their lifestyles.
TIPS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE: • Drink 8oz of water immediately after waking up. This helps kick start your
metabolism, hydrates you, flushes out toxins, and gives your brain fuel. A great way to start the day.
• Your last meal of the day should be the smallest meal. Dinner is when
most people start to wind down and
become less active, therefore burning
lex Fioroni, The Nutrition Chef, has over 20 years of culinary and nutrition experience. He studied Exercise Science, holds a Nutritionist Degree, competed as a national body builder, was a personal trainer, and in-home personal chef.
less fat.
• Smaller meals throughout the day.
Grazing every 2-3 hours boosts your body’s fat-burning potential and
Now, he is taking science into the kitchen.
keeps your body from going into
lifestyle education to our community with
• Get away from processed foods.
starvation mode.
Hoping to bring food nutrition and
a concept most of us already try to do,
These foods are high in unhealthy,
meal prepping. photo courtesy of Fioroni
“How am I going to inspire someone to
cheap fats and use refined oils.
“My belief is that food is medicine, but not
This can lead to ailments that are
are the most important things to look at.”
and cardiovascular disease.
caused by unhealthy weight gain
just any food,” Alex said. “The ingredients
• Eliminate the word “refined.” Refined
With Alex’s background and his passion for the artistic part of cooking, Preplean
carbs and refined sugars should be
created their meal program business
foods are striped from all nutrients,
educate as many people as possible.
unhealthy spikes in blood sugar levels.
was a no brainer. Alex and his wife, Ingrid
replaced with “unrefined.” Refined
with community in mind. Their goal is to
they digest quickly, and can cause
“Meal prepping is a big thing, but that’s
“Between all the misinformation and the
“We are selling nutrition in the form
thrown off track,” Alex said. “It’s really just
not what we are selling,” Ingrid said.
scams within the diet industry, people get
of meal prep.”
the power of information and knowing
That’s what makes them different.
how to balance that with your lifestyle.
They care about the ingredients and
Alex says to get away from the word diet;
caring about flavor. They want you to
won’t become a healthy habit.
they care about the portions, as well as enjoy what you’re eating.
“We change taste buds for the good stuff,” Ingrid said.
They believe nutrition isn’t as complicated as people might think, and it can be quite easy if we understand the basics. www.35WestMagazine.com
it implies quick, unhealthy results and “You’re tying yourself to something
temporary instead of educating yourself and becoming better so you don’t go back to your old ways,” Alex said. Alex and his family practice what they preach.
• Look at the basics. Look at the items you use daily; oils, salts, spices,
condiments, etc. How can you slowly
start replacing them with better quality and more nutritional items? Table salt could be switched out for Himalayan, olive oil and vegetable oil could be
replaced with grapeseed oil, and try
buying organic spices and condiments. Alex and Ingrid operate their business out of Northlake. You can find more
information about Preplean by visiting, www.Preplean.com. Follow them on
Facebook to find out about their next local educational demo.
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