According to a dutch diet program called: Het mentale dieet plan , the plan of a good diet is to eat often and frequently. It sounds irrational to eat more, in order to lose weight; it feels like a paradox to many people. So why do people eat small meals, 5 to 6 times a day?
First off, because your metabolism will work much harder — and therefore burn more calories — during the day. This effect exists because your metabolism will have to work constantly, the whole day. It has no moment of rest when it is provided with food to burn at all times. Many diets make you eat too less, but this is bad. Our body will think there is a lack of food, and as a result it goes into survival mode. When you have reached this point, your body is going to think it’s starving and as an effect it will try to conserve all the calories, instead of burning them; your body will stop losing weight.
Second, when you eat small portions, multiple times a day, your body will feel 10 times better. This is because your sugar level in your blood is constant, unlike normally where your sugar levels as high and low points, because you don’t supply your body with food constantly. So, if you eat small portions, spread over today, you will have more energy and you will feel less hungry.
Third, when your body is constantly supplied with food it will help with maintaining and building your muscles. This is good because the more muscles you have, the more your body will burn calories at rest. Your metabolism will work more efficiently to provide your body with nutrition. It even helps for an efficient supply of vitamins and minerals.
To conclude, eating 6 small portions, spread over the day, will help you feel better, burn more calories, and helps maintaining and building muscles!
