Your GLP-1 Nutrition Roadmap: Recap & Next Steps
We've covered a lot over the past few weeks — so let's bring it all together. Whether you've been following along from the start or you're just joining us, here's your roadmap for eating well on a GLP-1.
Building Habits That Last on a GLP-1
So far in this series, we've covered the basics of GLP-1 medications, why what you eat still matters, and how to manage common side effects. Now let’s talk about the bigger picture: the habits that will carry you forward, whether you stay on a GLP-1 long-term or eventually come off it.
Tips for Eating to Support Recreational Activity
1. Planning ahead
It mightened seem obvious but writing a food and gear list is essential – it was something Sir Edmund Hillary excelled at:
- make a list for each day of all the meals required and the food you need to take. What cooking gear do you need?
- how many mouths are you catering for?
School Food Alert
Planning and actively delivering on healthy family food is part of good parenting and bringing up our children. Setting an example is really important. Setting expectations about what is normal food to provide to share with others as part of social engagement is really important.
Is Trim Milk OK?
There has been much said, written, posted and filmed about sugar. Products labelled ‘lite’ or ‘light’ may have extra sugar added when the fat content is reduced. That Sugar Film was brilliant in raising our overall awareness of sugar that is contained in processed foods. But what about milk?