Why Perpetuate The Frequent, Small Meal 'Myth'?
Hello all, just wondering something in regards to the commonly heard myth/fact (depending on the source) regarding meal size/frequency. Please indulge me.
Personally, I've found pretty great success up to this point in a intermittent fasting approach; my desire for a huge meal trumps everything else, so I tend to not eat at all until late afternoon at which point I can have 1-2 huge meals and a snack in between while hitting all of my macros. I know it is believed as fact here on Nutrition that meal timing and size doesn't matter, as long as you hit your proper macros; my personal experience says the same. However, I have always wondered why the bodybuilding industry perpetuates such a myth?
I understand that the focus on fistfuls of supplemental pills/vitamins makes them money; I also get that they push hard on protein requirements via powders/shakes/bars for that same reason. I just can't figure out how it at all benefits them to insist on small meals over time. Unless the BB mechas have stake in Tupperware companies whose products are used to tote 100g of grilled chicken to the workplace, I can't make the connection. Rob Riches recent tweet [i]"Nothing like eating clean to stay lean! Eating frequently, small balanced meals is a sure fire way to ensure progress"[/i] made me finally post this, but I've wondered about this for a while. Thanks!