Page 122 - Muscle & Fitness (December 2019)

ARRON SAIN

INSIDE THE KITCHEN
SAIN ON WHAT
IT’S LIKE BEING
A CELEB CHEF

Q “The difference between

cooking for Donald and Cannon
was that an athlete has more of a
structured life when it comes to
nutrition and working out and
the proper amount of sleep. Most
entertainers don’t always get
enough sleep, which inhibits the
body to grow the way that it
needs to.”

KNOWING
YOUR CLIENT

Q “I always ask clients what their
favorite foods are. How many
times do they eat in a day, and
do they think they’re eating
enough? How much water are
they drinking? And I’ll ask about A A R O N D O N A L D
food allergies. It’s also important THE DAILY MEAL PLAN
to find out what foods they like
to eat—foods that give them STARTING WEIGHT: 257 POUNDS CURRENT WEIGHT: 270 POUNDS
comfort while eating. That way,
they enjoy the whole process,
BREAKFAST
and it doesn’t feel like a diet.
Once I figure out the foods that BREAKFAST TACOS
the individual likes to eat, I sit
down and try to re-create some Ingredients Why breakfast tacos?
of those meals but in a healthy 1–3 whole-wheat tortillas “Aaron needed to eat before
way—which heavily involves 15 oz spicy turkey sausage morning practice. Breakfast
portion control.” (“I choose turkey tacos were a quick and easy
sausage over pork way to get food into his body,
HITTING THE MACROS because it’s leaner, has and Aaron can eat just one or
less saturated fat and all of them. Tacos allow me to
Q “The biggest obstacle in trying cholesterol, is a good pull multiple food choices
to help people reach their macros source of protein, and is together so Aaron could get in
on a daily basis is that it comes high in vitamins, such the amount of carbs, protein,
down to teamwork. Both parties as zinc and vitamin B,” and fat he needs. Also, I take
have to be on point. Being a Sain says) into account the amount of
chef, I have to provide the meals, 6 whole eggs time I have to cook and how
and then the client has to have ½ cup spinach (per taco) much time Aaron has to eat.
the discipline to sit down and 2.5oz Mexican blend of Tacos are quick and easy on
take the time to eat and avoid cheese both sides of the equation.”
munching on candies and sweets

if that’s not a part of their diet.
THE MACROS (FOR ALL 3 TACOS)
Those are the types of things that S H U T T E R S T O C K
1,908 128g 101g 111g
are all over the place and need to CALORIES PROTEIN CARBS FAT
be avoided.”

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