If you want to burn fat and build muscle, what you do in the kitchen is just as important as what you do in the gym. But knowing what advice to follow can be tricky. Every week sees new fad diets emerge, while nutritionists and scientists frequently contradict each other. To guide you through the confusion, we have distilled the wisdom of the world’s leading nutrition experts into eight easy-to-follow guidelines. Keeping this advice in mind will help you understand the principles underpinning the meals in this guide. So read on, digest and tuck in.
1 GREEN IS GOOD
There’s no such thing as too much veg, especially if you’re talking about vegetables grown above ground.
The Food Standards Agency’s ‘eatwell plate’ – the government-endorsed illustration of what to eat – suggests a third of your diet should come from fruit and veg. But it also suggests another third should be made up of ‘bread, rice, potatoes and other starchy
