The importance of fiber in our diet!
There are many of you out there who think that people who follow a flexible diet eat junk food and sweets all day. Not that simple, “brah”. Truth is, we adjust our macro nutrient ratios in a way that is ideal to achieve our goal body composition. That includes high levels of protein and fiber. You just can’t reach those goals if all you eat is junk.
Thing is, when we cover our nutritional needs with foods that are rich in fiber, minerals and vitamins, all we have left is a small percentage of macros that we can fill with said junk food. This way, by eating a little almost every day, we eliminate all of our cravings, which people who follow restrictive diets still have. That’s just unsustainable suffering.
Let’s put it this way. For someone who has a fast metabolism and is eating 500g of carbs and 100g of fat a day, because he is trying to pack on lean mass. Will it be awful to fit in a McFlurry at the end of the day if we have already hit our fiber and micronutrients requirements? Hell no!
There’s also the other side. If someone has a slow metabolism and is in a caloric deficit to lose fat, and is eating only 100g of carbs per day, is it smart for said person to spend 74g of those carbs on 2 McFlurrys? Obviously not! That would be the same as making 500€ a month and spending 400 to spend the weekend in a 5 star hotel, leaving you no money to live off for the rest of the month.