and this is everything I eat in a day.

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The first thing that I do

when I wake up is avoid looking at my phone.

For years,

I woke up,

picked up my phone straight away

and now I try and replace it with a grateful thought.

So I try and have a thankful,

grateful thought first thing in the morning,

before I do anything

I'm not someone who eats first thing in the morning.

The first thing I do is meditate.

And then I usually have my first meal after my workout.

So, I am 100% a tea drinker.

When it's wet or raining or cold outside,

I grab a lemon ginger tea

because I want to feel warm and cozy.

But if the weather's great outside then I'll grab like

a Jasmine green peach tea

because that's gonna set me up for the day.

What I love about drinking tea,

for me,

it becomes a mindful practice.

I'm breathing in the scent.

I'm looking at the colors

I'm feeling still as I'm experiencing all the flavors.

And so to me,

it really gets me

into that mindful state at

the big beginning of the day.

So I spent a long time trying to search

for the ideal breakfast.

I tried so many different types of breakfasts

and finally I discovered chia pudding.

It may not sound that impressive,

but I promise you it has been incredible for me.

And I start my day every day with chia pudding.

And I'll also have

a shake which includes bananas,

almond milk,

almond butter,

cacao and carob.

And that shake keeps me energized all the way

through to lunch.

It's super filling,

super nourishing

and I feel great.

Every day can look absolutely different.

I could be in the studio recording meditations.

I could be in the studio recording a podcast.

But over time I've realized

that not skipping meals has been really important for me.

So I always make sure to have lunch scheduled

in my calendar so that I can make it a priority.

So a typical lunch for me is

a mixture of all

of these things,

but one of my favorite meals is Khichri.

Now, if you've never heard of that before,

don't worry.

I grew up on it.

And it's a mix of rice,

lentils.

I'll usually have that with a bit of sauteed kale.

And it's just one of those things

that makes me feel clean,

content and happy.

And then I don't feel weighed down

for the rest of the day.

So I have to be completely honest,

if you're listening

to my diet and thinking,

wow, this guy's really healthy.

I was nowhere near close to this

before I met my wife.

Snacks to me were like bag of chips,

maybe some fries,

maybe three bars of chocolate.

I grew up eating four chocolate products a day,

a chocolate biscuit,

a chocolate bar,

a chocolate yogurt

and a chocolate ice cream every single day.

And I'm not joking.

Now my snacks look very different.

I eat cacao nibs that are sweetened

with monk fruit so there's no refined sugar in those.

And another snack that I really enjoy is nuts.

Whether it's walnuts,

almonds, cashews,

I'll be carrying around like handful of nuts

throughout the day

to make sure that I can keep my energy.

A typical dinner for me is an Indian Curry

with some roti Indian bread

and maybe a little bit of rice.

So it could be anything from a chickpea curry

or stew all the way through to

a mixed vegetable curry.

For me having that Indian meal

in the evening makes me feel like I'm back at home.

And it gives me

that nostalgic feeling of being a child again.

I'm no longer allowed to late night snack.

And so I haven't done it for a long time.

But my favorite late night snack used

to be chocolate cereal,

any chocolate cereal with a bowl of milk.

Like that was my go-to midnight snack.

Cheat meals are my favorite thing.

I try and only have two per week,

but a cheat meal to me is an incredible pizza

or a burger and fries

and ideally a chocolate fudge cake

at the end of it.

That's the most important component

of a cheat meal.

It has to end with a chocolate fudge cake.

The best thing I can cook is gourmet beans on toast.

And I only call it gourmet

because I'll sprinkle some cilantro on top,

maybe a bit of salt and pepper,

but as a Londoner beans on toast is

without a doubt better than avocado toast.

And I love avocado toast,

but beans on toast wins.

My favorite food city has to be New York.

As someone who's plant based,

New York is filled with incredible plant based options,

all different ends of the spectrum,

different cuisines.

I loved living in New York

when I was there for a couple of years

and I love visiting.

My go-to comfort meal is dosa.

It's this south Indian dish

that I grew up eating.

And it's like a thin,

savory crepe that you usually have

with something called sambar,

which is like a lentil soup.

And you dip it in coconut chutney.

I dream about dosa pretty much all the time.

So something I recommend

for mindful eating is

a technique that we learned

when I was in the monastery.

And we were told to chew our food 16

to 32 times.

Now, I know that sounds crazy.

But when you do that,

you're actually making it so much easier

for your body to digest anything you consume.

Another way to mindfully eat is

to set a little prayer,

a little intention before you dive into the food.

Whether it's gratitude to the people

that made it,

the people that delivered it

the people that brought it there,

it's such a beautiful way

to set that energy before you eat

whatever it is that you're about to eat.

And that's everything I eat in a day.

Thanks so much for watching.