NUTRITION CHALLENGE: #800gchallenge

#800GCHALLENGE

For those new to Daybreak (and as a reminder for you Daybreak vets), our nutrition challenges are never about crash diets, temporary habits nor unsustainable routines. It’s about educating and exposing you to different ways of eating so that you can choose the best nutritional structure that works into your and your family’s daily routine. In other words, it’s about balance. We’re hopefully creating some new, healthy eating habits that can last you long after the challenge is over.

This is the first time Daybreak is experimenting with the #800gchallenge. EC Synkowski, of Optimize Nutrition, developed the #800gchallenge to improve overall health, performance and recovery of anyone starting or in the midst of their fitness journey. The biggest difference between THIS challenge and past challenges is that there are NO RESTRICTIONS.

Yup, you read that right, no restrictions. The only requirement is that you simply […]

2019-09-02T14:01:41-04:00By |Categories: Box Life, Events|2 Comments

10 Day Nutrition Challenge: The Kick Off to Summer

THE RULES

What you can eat:

  • Vegetables — Lettuce, spinach, kale, brussels, cauliflower, broccoli, peppers, cucumber, carrots, tomatoes, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn on the cobb (or fresh off), beets, radishes, celery, etc.
  • Proteins —  Chicken, turkey, fish, seafood, grass-fed beef/steak, eggs, buffalo, venison, etc.
  • Fats — Avocado, guacamole, coconut, oils, olives, nuts, seeds, butter (grass-fed only e.g. Kerry Gold, Kate’s, etc)
  • Fruits — Fresh fruit; apples, oranges, berries, watermelon, all melons, bananas, kiwi, grapes, pears, nectarines, peaches
  • Grains — Rice and oats
  • Dairy — splash of cream in coffee

What you can’t eat:

  • Sugar — honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, coconut crystals, artificial sweeteners of any kind (stevia, equal, etc.)
  • Fruits — Dried fruit or anything with fruit concentrates (e.g. jams and jellies, juices, etc.)
  • Processed Foods — items you cannot make in your kitchen, items with ingredients you cannot find in your kitchen
  • Gluten Containing Grains –wheat, barley and rye
  • Dairy — milk, […]
2019-06-17T04:56:57-04:00By |Categories: Box Life, Events, WOD|3 Comments