40/30/30 To Go
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Outside magazine, May 1996
40/30/30 To Go “One of the most common complaints I get,” says Phil Maffetone, “is from people who work a full-time job and say that they don’t have time to eat right.” To counter that claim, Maffetone has put together a menu of snacks and small meals that are a scaled-down version of his nutrition program: They’re healthy and have a good balance of carbohydrates, protein, and fat, putting Salad: red-leaf lettuce, carrots, and tomato, topped with grated low-fat cheese and a dressing of olive oil and vinegar Peanut or almond butter on three rye crackers One-quarter of a cantaloupe and a half-cup of cottage cheese Preparation time: 45 seconds. (“And that,” says Maffetone, “is only if you drop the knife.”) A tuna sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise (choose one that contains no hydrogenated fat) on whole-grain bread One cup of low-fat yogurt mixed with a half-cup of fresh strawberries |