Happy Friday, everyone!

Lately, I’ve been asked to share my ZONE diet and the foods I eat in a typical day.

The following is an example of a weekday- “I’m in a rush” what to eat kind of day. My workouts end at 7AM. Immediately following this, I rush home and feed the family, shower and pack lunches for everybody- out the door at 8:15AM. Smoothies for breakfast are the easiest and fastest way I can consume calories in a rush.


Milk + 1 1/2 cups of mixed frozen fruit + 1 scoop of protein powder + 3-6 Macademia nuts (on the side). Blend and drink during 1st phys ed class of the day.


Mid morning treat: Iced Americano with 1 tablespoon of cream

My classes are taught back to back from 10-2pm which leaves little time to consume food! And since my job is so physically demanding (I model yoga to my students for 3 hours), I’m lucky if I can get anything down my throat between these times…so, today, I was thrilled to get a Zone bar in while I waited for a group.


During the transition from yoga classes to P.E. classes, I ate my favorite meal of the day. 1 cup of greek yogurt mixed with frozen berries, a dash of agave nectar and a small handful of macademia nuts.

After school, my children and I head straight for gymnastics and I grabbed from the grocery store, cooked chicken, carrots and pistachio nuts.


At dinner, I served grilled chicken (olive oil, basil and garlic), broccoli and sweet potatoes. Sorry, no photo! My chicken looked beautiful and tasted as good.

So that’s it. I base my days on 12 blocks per day with maybe a bit extra thrown in at night or an extra nut or chocolate at night. I have plenty of energy to do my workouts and teach yoga and PE all day long. Remember that this is a day of RUSH. If time were not option, there would be gigantic omelets and salads being consumed instead.

One valuable MUST HAVE item for the Zone diet is the food scale. I was lucky enough to receive the Eat Smart Digital Food Scale and have found it to be invaluable to my zone diet- mainly in the areas of measuring meats! Available on Amazon for $25.

You can read more about the Zone diet here.
Any questions?!