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The Six Key Elements to Nutrition Planning

Building meal plans can be confusing with all the contradictory diet advice out there. There are however six key elements every meal plan should include. We will dive deeper into each one in the next few weeks but for now here are the six pieces  you meal plan should include regardless of your goal.


  1. Protein: Everyone is going to need a different amount depending on several factors but protein is the building blocks to our muscles and helps us stay fuller, longer.
  2. Vitamins and minerals: The micronutrients are super important. Being deficient in one or more of these can impact your health, energy levels and weight. 
  3. Fats: Help with maintaining blood pressure and triglyceride levels and also helps with normal functions of your vision, brain and heart.  
  4. Fiber: Important for digestive health
  5. Plants: Number four and five are fancy ways of saying carbs which are vital for digestive health, energy levels and phytonutrients. 
  6. Hydration: Helps with digestion, skin and energy levels. 

What is important to remember about each of these six elements is that they aren't stand alone pieces; but rather pieces of a puzzle, that together, make a complete picture. Each piece is important but you need each piece for optimal health. Over the next three weeks we will dive into each piece of the nutrition puzzle so that you can see the bigger picture. 
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