Two of the biggest myths when it comes to nutrition are as follows:
1. Eating late at night is bad for you.
2. Multiple meals per day are the best to stroke the metabolic fire.
Now, all of the regular readers of my blog will know that I certainly do not buy into this bro-science, although like everyone else, there was a time in my life when I used to swear by it... before I knew any better, of course. Just the other day, I found this great article entitled "5 Surprising Health Myths" that backs up my thoughts on these issues and a few others.
Eating late is night is no worse for you than at other times of the day, unless you subscribe to the Taco Bell "Fourth Meal" model, and actually devour something in addition to the dinner you already had. The truth of the matter is that your body does not have a set clock on when to burn calories. The bottom line is "calories in, calories out."
Say your daily allowance is 2,000 calories. It doesn't matter if you consume all of that first thing in the morning, right before you go to sleep, in four meals of 400, or 20 snacks of 100. It all adds up to 2,000, and in the end, that's all that matters.
Sure, there is nothing wrong with eating multiple meals a day, but it is certainly no better or worse than just eating twice, or even just once. As a matter of fact, it is easier for things to get out of hand with more frequency, as portion control is difficult to manage, not to mention the trouble of having to prepare so many snacks per day.
Keep in mind that I have never counted calories in my life, nor should you. If you follow proper dietary protocol, there is really no need to.
