The Zone, along with many other diets, recommends eating fewer meals and emphasises quality over quantity. But the PCF Calculator seems to tell me to eat more. How do you rationalise these different approaches?

First, the PCF Calculator recognises protein quality. In fact the Aussie Bodies PCF scoring of foods is the only method that actually allows for the biological quality of proteins, by way of a formula that takes into account the PDCAAS (Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score) for each food.

 

The PCF Calculator is designed to help you understand how much of each of the major nutrients you need each day and the type of foods/meals that will deliver those nutrients. Unlike Zone and other diets, the PCF concept IS NOT A DIET. It is a means for developing nutritional habits that are in line with your body, goals and lifestyle.

 

Fundamental to good nutrition is optimum absorption and assimilation of nutrients. By having smaller meals the body is able to more fully absorb nutrients. To help you obtain "high nutrient delivery " meals that are light and easy to assimilate, the Aussie Bodies powder mixes, food bars and drinks have been developed.