Eat well and at the right time thanks to chrononutrition
According to studies, for example, eating fruit for breakfast would be unnatural, as would eating pasta for dinner, since the body does not need these nutrients at these times. And what does it do when it doesn't need it? It does not assimilate but stores. Before delving into the whole question together, we want to suggest a video with antioxidant foods that you should never miss at the table and in your diet.
How does chrononutrition work?
According to Dr. Delabos, chrononutrition consists of eating all foods, but at the times of the day when they are most needed, in order to meet the body's daily energy needs, without food and fat being stored in some parts of the body. favoring the accumulation of extra pounds.
The natural needs of the human being are inscribed in the organism, which consequently secretes during the day, in an organized and calculated way, various substances (enzymes and hormones) intended to assimilate this or that type of food.
Based on the body's enzymatic secretions, chrononnutrition is a coded method that requires the consumption of one food in one specific meal and the prohibition of others. With the exception of yogurt and cow's milk (which contain lactose that the body cannot digest), no food is off limits, and there is no need to count calories or track down fats and sugars. In short, by adopting a chronobiological diet, yes. eat your fill and (almost) everything!
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What results to expect from eating according to chrononutrition?
- Achieve your ideal weight
Chrononutrition aims first of all to eliminate unnecessary kilos, due to the unnecessary accumulation of un-assimilated nutrients. By following this concept to the letter, you should easily reach and maintain your ideal weight.
- Rebalance the whole body
In addition to a simple weight loss, this method also aims to rebalance the silhouette. Thus, according to Dr. Delabos, the shape of the body would reflect the diet: too many vegetables would give too many hips and thighs, too much meat would give too many breasts and shoulders, too much starch would increase the belly.
Eating what you need when you need it, according to the doctor, there are no more bulges, long live the well-placed curves!
- Improve your health
Finally, Dr. Delabos affirms that by following this method one can also improve one's health by fighting against problems such as diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension.
What to eat during the day
Which food for which meal? How about taking a "closer look at chrononutrition to rebalance your diet without depriving yourself? Learn to follow a varied diet, respecting certain rules. This method focuses on two meals that are neglected today: breakfast and snacks.
The first must be abundant and fatty (cheese, bread, butter, salami ...) and the second must contain sugars (fruit and derivatives, chocolate ...) and vegetable fats (oil seeds, avocado, olives ...).
Lunch and dinner consist of one dish. Added sugars, pastries, wine and desserts in general have no place in this program, but two jolly meals are allowed each week.
- A breakfast rich in good fats
Every morning, the body is home to 3 enzymatic secretions: insulin, destined to receive the carbohydrate intake necessary for the functioning of the organs as soon as it wakes up; lipases, intended to metabolize the fats used to produce cell walls; proteases, intended to metabolize the proteins used to produce the cell content.
So ok with fats, but not any kind of fatty food. What can you eat? We allow ourselves a cheese, fresh if possible, so that it is not too fat, fresh or toasted bread, sweet or salty butter - or, better, a vegetable margarine for the "good" fats - and a hot drink (without milk and sugar).
Example of menu: 100 g of cheese + 70 g of bread + 20 g of butter + hot drink without milk and without sugar.
- A hearty lunch
Proteases and amylases are secreted at lunchtime to accumulate cellular proteins and preserve protein reserves, so it is necessary to follow a healthy diet, as these substances help to process the protein intake.What to eat? White meat, fish or eggs. Add a small bowl of starchy foods (pasta, rice, bulgur, polenta ...) cold or hot, with butter, vinaigrette or plain!
Example of menu: 250 g of meat or 250 g of fish, also in sauce or 3 or 4 eggs in omelette, boiled, scrambled, + 1 small bowl of starchy foods (pasta, rice, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes), also with butter or 50 g of bread.
- Sugar-based snacks
In the middle of the afternoon, an insulin spike appears, the purpose of which is to use sugars to compensate for the fatigue associated with the functioning of the organs. The purpose of the snack is also to curb the appetite so as not to rush dinner, which must be very light. What do we eat? A little dark chocolate or a good handful of hazelnuts or almonds, you can add fresh fruit, 2 apples cooked or two glasses of natural fruit juice with no added sugar.
Menu example:
- 30 g of dark chocolate
- 1 small bowl of seeds (walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios ...)
- 1 small bowl of olives
- 1 small bowl of dried fruit (raisins, apricots, prunes ...)
- 2 baked apples with jam, honey, maple syrup ..
- 2 large glasses of natural fruit juice.
- A light dinner
When evening comes, there are hardly any digestive secretions left, which slows down the assimilation of food. And since we metabolize little ... we store! What do we eat? We opt for lean fish, seafood (at will) or white meat (without sauce) and a small bowl of vegetables (possibly with a drop of "olive oil").
Example of menu: lean fish or seafood at will or 120 g of white meat, without sauce + 1 small bowl of vegetables, possibly with vinaigrette.
Timeline: menus for the week
There is no real recipe for chrononutrition: it's just about eating the right foods at the right time. There is no need to empty the pantry to fill it with unusual products!
- Monday menu
Breakfast: 50 g of camembert + 40 g of comté cheese, 70 g of cereal bread, a little butter, hot unsweetened drink.
Lunch: duck meat, sautéed chestnuts or, depending on the season, boiled potatoes or artichoke bottoms.
Snack: a green smoothie with a little sugar, 4 squares of dark chocolate (minimum 80%), 1 dozen hazelnuts and almonds.
Dinner: grilled cod, fennel and celery in a pan.
- Tuesday menu
Breakfast: 2 small toasts, unsweetened hot drink
Lunch: Curry stir-fried pork, with omelette and a little green salad
Snack: 1 squeezed orange, 1 handful of hazelnuts, 1 small apple compote without added sugar
Dinner: Fish dish (without bread), green salad
- Wednesday menu
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 2 slices of bacon, 4 slices of buttered wholemeal bread, hot unsweetened drink.
Lunch: braised beef meatloaf, mashed potatoes in virgin oil (rapeseed, olives ...).
Snack: herbal tea or detoxifying water, 1 handful of almonds, 6 dates.
Dinner: Grilled lamb chops, tomato stuffed with herbs.
- Thursday menu
Breakfast: 50 g of Roquefort cheese or 60 g of toma cheese, 70 g of peasant bread, a little butter, hot unsweetened drink.
Lunch: veal chop and pilaf rice.
Snack: a herbal tea or detoxifying water, 1 large handful of 3 fruit mix (almonds, hazelnuts, raisins), a kiwi.
Dinner: Grilled sole with leek fondue without cream.
- Friday menu
Breakfast: 1 slice of quiche lorraine, unsweetened hot drink.
Lunch: 2 grilled lamb chops with aromatic herbs, basil tagliatelle.
Snack: a herbal tea or detoxifying water, 5 figs, 1 dozen almonds and hazelnuts.
Dinner: a nice slice of cod fillet in shellfish juice, green beans.
- Saturday menu
Breakfast: 100 g of goat cheese (dry, fresh, log ...), 20 g of butter, 70 g of sourdough bread, hot unsweetened drink.
Lunch: Farm roast guinea fowl with mushrooms, fried potatoes
Dinner: jolly meal.
- Sunday menu
Breakfast: 1 small bowl of cottage cheese with 1 teaspoon of fresh cream and 1 teaspoon of chopped basil, hot unsweetened drink.
Lunch: jolly meal.
Dinner: Steak + steamed herb julienne, sautéed zucchini.
