Now that we have talked about all the different nuances of your meal timing and frequency, let's now look at the next pillar for meal planning. And that is your food composition. Food composition refers to the individual foods that you eat, and they're given nutritionist. Now, you might ask yourself why this diet aspect is so low on the list. After all, we will almost at the end of the section of the course, and don't hit the screws always tell you that it's super important to eat certain foods and not others. For example, you often hear claims that they're special weight loss foods that will accelerate your metabolism and make fat loss that much easier.

So why are we talking about this only now? There are two reasons for this first, when it comes to meal planning for fitness, meaning your goals are either to lose weight, gain muscle or both. Food composition really is a lot less important than people think. As long as you follow the guidelines I showed you regarding calorie consumption and macronutrient intake, you will pretty much be guaranteed to reach your goals. What this means is that you consume enough protein is a lot more important than if this protein comes from an egg, or a piece of meat. Our bodies are very intelligent organisms that can handle food from a variety of sources.

Now, the second reason is that when it comes to being healthy and consuming nutrient rich meals, there are differences between different foods. This is why I have dedicated the entire second part of this course just what I call healthy dining. In it, we will talk about individual foods and how they affect your health. I will answer questions like does meat cause cancer or is gluten really bad for you? In that sense, what you eat matters a lot more, obviously, but we will get to that later. For now let's stick to what's important for meal planning.

And here the truth is that your food composition will have only a minor impact on your results. Still, I believe you should know the difference in the different sources of protein, carbs and fats. So let's start with protein.