Now, you may think that calories and macros are the only important thing of your nutrition, but really, there are a variety of other things that may affect the end result.
After all, you have to not just meet your caloric/nutrient needs, but also ensure that you are able to properly digest and absorb them, so that you can get the most accurate satiety signal.
To do so, it is highly recommended that you eat the different products on your plate, consecutively, because different nutrients are digested and absorbed in different parts of your digestive system.
For instance, chemical digestion of carbohydrates happens first in the mouth, and then, in the small intestine.
On the other hand, chemical digestion of protein & fats happens first in the mouth and then in the stomach (which is above the small intestine).
There are a couple of conclusions we can draw from this:
- Mixed foods (i.e sandwiches) may be suboptimal for nutrient digestion
- You should consume your carbs and veggies first
- After that, you top it off with the meat/animal products!
In doing so, you will first consume the foods that are biggest in volume (carbs, veggies) but yet, have low satiety indexes.
This won’t instantly lead to you being full and instead, you will have just enough space to top off with your most satiating foods, namely, the meats, eggs, dairy and other animal products.
In doing this, you will get more accurate satiety responses and won’t really feel overly full after eating just 80% of your daily maintenance calories.
Thus, adding a bit more food on top won’t be a hard task, because, well, you’ll want it!
