Nutrition | Mediterra Swim & Run

How To Eat More Vegetables – Part 2

by Coach Mat | 25 Aug, 2018

Continued from Part 1… Why Bother Emphasizing Vegetables So Much? In this post I am not urging you to become a vegan or a vegetarian. I am simply advocating that you eat A LOT MORE vegetables than you are. If you are anywhere close to average, you are not coming...

How To Eat More Vegetables – Part 1

by Coach Mat | 19 Aug, 2018

Need a reason to eat more vegetables? How about improving recovery after hard athletic efforts? You may look up these Foods to Improve Athletic Performance & Recovery. on NutritionFacts.org. I’ve been running a lot longer distances this season. With two or...

Food For Nutrition, Before Entertainment – Part 2

by Coach Mat | 11 Aug, 2018

Continued from Part 1. Do You Need To Eat Less Calories? Or maybe you just need to eat better quality calories. Here are some ways you can go about it… Eat mostly plants. Fill up on them first. Leave animal products to the last and in the smallest amounts....

Food For Nutrition, Before Entertainment – Part 1

by Coach Mat | 8 Aug, 2018

I want to make an argument for choosing food for what vital nutrition it supplies more than by how it pleases the taste buds or entertains you. But first, I want to acknowledge that meals are an important part of social bonding and a daily, centering activity in many...

Train Hard And Eat Junk

by Coach Mat | 1 Apr, 2017

Did that title catch your attention? Do you think I would advocate for eating poor foods? No way. But others keep saying it is ok if you do it in moderation. Before it was replaced with a new ad, I wish I had taken a photo of this billboard for a fitness club in our...