Cameron Brink’s 5 Tips for Tracking Your Meals Without Overwhelming

Coming back from injury isn’t just about physical therapy and training—it’s about fueling your body the right way. For basketball star Cameron Brink, nutrition has become a critical part of her recovery and performance, but figuring out what to eat hasn’t always been easy.

« Nutrition has been deeply involved in my recovery over the past year. A busy schedule has made it difficult to stay focused and consistent, but MyFitnessPal has been a huge support for me through it all, » said Cameron Brink, MyFitnessPal Partner. « Focusing on nutrient-dense snacks and eating right after my workouts made a big difference in my strength. Tracking what I ate and when was the unlock I needed. »

Whether you’re an athlete or just trying to figure out how to eat better, Cameron’s approach to nutrition is refreshingly real. Here are five tips she swears by—plus how she uses MyFitnessPal to make it all easier.

1. Track smarter, not harder

Guessing what your body needs doesn’t work – Cameron learned that the hard way. After she started logging meals in MyFitnessPal, she realized she wasn’t eating nearly enough protein to help build and repair muscle.

« Guessing doesn’t work. Trust me, I’ve tried. Once I started logging my meals in MyFitnessPal, I realized how unaware I was of what my body really needed. For example, I needed to eat a lot more protein than I thought. The voice logging feature makes it so easy, especially when I’m on the go, » she says.

Tracking helps you see patterns—what’s working, what’s not, and where you might need adjustments. Voice logging makes tracking even easier when you’re busy or eating on the go.

2. Keep it simple in the kitchen

You don’t need fancy recipes or hours of meal prep to eat well. Cameron focuses on nutrient-dense meals that are quick to prepare and taste good.

« Eating well doesn’t mean spending hours in the kitchen. Simple meals save time and energy. My go-tos are easy, nutrient-dense meals that actually taste good. Think deep-fried sweet potatoes, overnight oats, shredded chicken tacos, yogurt bowls, cottage cheese, and savory plates. Oh, and I love one-skillet meals! My grandma really inspired me to cook more and this is one of my New Year’s resolutions, » she explains.

Deep-fried sweet potatoes, overnight oats, shredded chicken tacos, bowls of yogurt, cottage cheese, and savory snack plates are staples in her rotation. One-pan meals are especially useful when you’re short on time—and cleanup is minimal.

3. Be accountable by sharing your progress

Eating alone makes healthy eating more difficult. Cameron used MyFitnessPal’s friend feature keep in touch with your registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), who can see what you’re logging and offer real-time feedback.

« Keep yourself accountable by sharing your progress. One of my favorite features of the app is the buddy feature. My registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) can see what I’m logging and help me make quick adjustments and recommendations. It keeps me accountable and makes loading up feel like a team effort. You don’t have to be alone on your health journey, » says Cameron.

Whether it’s a registered dietitian nutritionist, friend, or training partner, having someone in your corner makes consistency easier.

4. Eat to help your body recover

Recovery isn’t just rest—it’s giving your body what it needs to recover. For Cameron, this meant significantly increasing his protein intake to help build and repair muscle.

« MyFitnessPal helped me track my protein intake so I could make sure I was eating enough protein to fuel my recovery over the past year+ post-injury. Tracking what I ate helped me recover, refocus, and feel like myself again on and off the court. I was shocked at how much protein I actually needed to eat each day to gain muscle, » she shares.

Eating enough protein and nutrition around your workouts can make a big difference in how you feel and perform.

5. Focus on consistency, not perfection

Cameron doesn’t believe in restrictions or « cheat » meals. She loves chips, cereal, pizza and hot chicken – and she doesn’t stress about it.

« I’ve never been about restrictions; fueling your body is all about balance. My addiction to chips and cereal shouldn’t be considered ‘cheat’ snacks. I’ve learned that real progress comes from consistency. MyFitnessPal helps me step back and see what works for me personally, not stress about one meal or one day, » she says.

It’s what you do most of the time, not what you do occasionally.

Try the Blue Check collection

« MyFitnessPal is now a part of my daily life, » said Cameron Brink, MyFitnessPal Partner. « Figuring out what to eat and tracking my nutrition has always been overwhelming. There is so much conflicting advice, not to mention viral trends and fads that I can’t keep up with, but MyFitnessPal has helped me navigate everything and learn a lot about my body and what I need. It also helps me stay in touch with my coach, registered dietitian, and teammates to keep my nutrition on track during my busy schedule. schedule. It changed my game by helping me jumpstart my recovery. »

Cameron partnered with MyFitnessPal to create the Blue Check Collection, a collection of nutritionist-reviewed recipes that cut through the noise of viral food trends and fads. Think cottage cheese breakfast bowls, high-protein girls’ dinners, and chocolate chia seed overnight pudding—meals you actually want to eat that are easy to track and help you stay on top of your goals.

Download MyFitnessPal Premium+ to access the Blue Check Collection and start nourishing your body with recipes designed for real life, not just social media hype.

The bottom line

Eating doesn’t have to be complicated or perfect. Cameron’s approach is all about consistency, simplicity, and finding what works for your body—no guesswork or guilt. Whether you’re recovering from an injury, building muscle, or just trying to feel better, tracking what you eat can help you see what’s really working. And when you have proven recipes and science-based guidelines in your back pocket, staying on track becomes a lot easier.

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