Sport Is it bad to eat the same food day after day?

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I find that I tend to eat similar meals most days. I was wondering if this was bad? I don't eat the exact same meal and I try to switch up combinations to add variety and so I don't get bored and end up falling off the meal plan, lol.

Anyways, here is what I pretty much eat all the time. Obviously, not all in one day but I make a combination out of these following foods:

Proteins: Skinless chicken breasts (grilled), tuna, eggs. Steak, pork and turkey on occasion. I have a whey protein shake for after workouts and occasion snacks. Also peanut butter.

Vegetables: Tomatoes, Iceberg or Romaine lettuce, carrots, brocolli, cauliflower, green beans, peas.

Fruits: Bananas, oranges mostly. Occasionally peaches, pears and grapes.

Dairy: 1% milk, yogurt (Yoplait Light, Dannon Light ect.), cottage cheese.

Carbs: Brown rice, wheat bread, potatoes, oatmeal, Total cereal. Occasionally Nature Valley granola bars and pasta.

Most of my protein is chicken. It's easy to grill up a bunch in advanced. I maybe eat tuna once a week (I don't really like it). I usually do pretty well switching up the vegetables but I basically only eat bananas or oranges for fruit. I live across from the gas station and they have bananas there. Oranges also keep well so I usually have a bag of them in the fridge. This helps since I don't shop much. I'm a thrower on the track and field team so my concentration is on strenght/weight training. I'm also focusing on cardio and try to keep bodyfat to a minimum while preserving muscle.

Thanks for your suggestions!
 
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your diet seems ok. it IS very normal for dedicated people to eat the same basic foods all the time, just changing up the way its flavored/spiced.

many add a multivitamin as insurance that you're getting what you need.
 
i wondered this too, my base diet is pretty static and the only thing that may get changed is my dinner, alternating between salmon and chicken breasts on a weekly basis...
or my fruit which I kinda get whatever is on sale giving me a variety of apples, oranges, and pears
 
as long as your overall weekly diet is including a variety of different lean protein sources (red meat, fish, chicken, eggs, etc), and a good variety of fruits and veggies, you're doing good.

veggies are the hard one usually. don't just eat carrots all week, or broccoli. throw some leafy greens in especially. I've become a real fan of stir fry that uses cabbage, bok choy, and snow pea pods.
 
my biggest problem with veggies are the amount to get a single serving. I used to do fresh spinach salads until I realized how much it would cost to eat a decent amount every day. Now I'm pretty exclusive to frozen broccoli. I'm going to try to mix it up again with frozen green beans and frozen spinach.
 
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