{"id":19487,"date":"2024-11-22T21:19:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/?p=19487"},"modified":"2024-11-22T21:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:20:25","slug":"glp-1s-nutrition-what-to-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/glp-1s-nutrition-what-to-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"GLP-1s &#038; Nutrition: What To Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"Following a healthy diet while taking GLP-1\u2019s will help maximize the benefits and enhance the effectiveness of the drugs.\u00a0\u00a0 It can also help maintain lean muscle, protect your bones, prevent nutritional deficiencies and set you up for long-term success!Choose Nutrient-Dense FoodsSince your appetite will be reduced, it\u2019s important to choose nutrient dense foods! Focus on whole, unprocessed foods including vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean protein, nuts and legumes, healthy fatsEat small, frequent mealsHealthy snacks between meals may help (i.e. fruit, nuts, yogurt, etc.)Keep portion sizes small. (You will get full quickly)Keep protein front and centerWhen you lose weight quickly (from medications or any other reason), you lose muscle along with fat. The goal is to keep as much muscle as possible. Good sources of protein:\u00a0 Eggs, seafood, chicken, turkey, lean cuts of beef (sparingly), cottage cheese, tofu, protein shakes, legumesEat first. Drink laterThis way you\u2019re not filling up your stomach with liquid and not eating enough.Avoid skipping meals\u00a0\u00a0If you can&#8217;t eat an entire meal, split it into two smaller meals eaten a few hours apart.Eat dinner earlyGive your body at least two hours to digest the food before going to bed.HydrateBe sure to get 8-10 cups of water, seltzer, or other unsweetened beverage of your choice each day so you don\u2019t become dehydrated.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a healthy diet while taking GLP-1\u2019s will help maximize the benefits and enhance the effectiveness of the drugs.\u00a0\u00a0 It can also help maintain lean muscle, protect your bones, prevent nutritional deficiencies and set","protected":false},"author":2759,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weight-loss"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2759"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19487"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19523,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19487\/revisions\/19523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}