Need Diet Help

[StringCheese Paul]

I am going to start bulking again on Monday and here is the diet I have planned
Breakfast- 4 eggs and shredded wheat
Mid Morning- Tuna Sandwich with peanuts or almonds
Lunch- Steak with Bananas
Mid Afternoon-Another Tuna Sandwich with peanuts or Almonds
Dinner- Two chicken Breast
Im not sure what Im going to do post workout. If I was using supplements for my post workout what should I use? and how much? What could I add in for a little more variety for my meals?
Thanks for the help

[macca]

Straight away I notice that you need salad, vegetables in there with some of those meals. Like it or not my friend, ya gotta eat your vegetables lol

Post workout, whey protein powder mixed with water and 70g of dextrose is all you need. You can go down the road of other supplements like glutamine, creatine, the list goes on... but I would just see how you respond to the diet and a simple protein shake with dextrose, works fine for me and saves alot of cash.

[muscletrainerdh]

Originally Posted by macca

Straight away I notice that you need salad, vegetables in there with some of those meals. Like it or not my fried, ya gotta eat your vegetables lol

Freudian Slip, Macca? LOL

Don't worry I like fried stuff too! Had Fried Dough at the county fair just last night! LOL

Good thing that only happens once a year!

But StringCheesePaul, Macca is 100% you need some veggies in there.

Here's some other protein choices other than Tuna and Chicken:
FOOD Calories Pro (g) Carb (g) Fat (g)
MEAT/FISH/POULTRY
Select top round (broiled) 176 32 0 5
Chicken breast, skinless 165 31 0 4
Select topsirloin (broiled) 206 30 0 9
Tuna, Bluefin, fresh 184 30 0 6
turkey breast, skinless 135 30 0 0
Venison, tenderloin,broiled 149 30 0 2
Pork tenderloin 164 28 0 5
Select bottom round 175 28 0 6
Halibut 140 27 0 3
Canned light tuna 116 26 0 1
Catfish fillet, 1 (wild) 150 26 0 4
Extra-lean ground beef (5% fat, broiled) 171 26 0 7
Shrimp, Canned (4.50z) 128 26 0 2
Atlantic salmon (Wild) 182 25 0 8
Canned white tuna (Albacore) 128 24 0 3
Cod 105 23 0 1
Tuna, Albacore 3oz packet 120 23 0 1.5
Lamb, choice, leg 205 22 0 12
Shrimp 99 21 0 0
Ham, sliced extra lean 131 20 1 5
Crab, Alaska King 97 19 0 2
Scallops 88 17 3 1
Swordfish (3 0z) 103 17 0 3.4
Chicken thigh, 1 skinless 108 14 0 6
Chicken drumstick, 1 skinless 76 12 0 3
Canadian-style bacon, grilled, 2 slices 87 11 1 4
Deli Turkey Breast, 4 slices 50 10 2 0.5
Deli roast beef, 1 oz sliced 50 8 2 1
**Serving size is 3.5oz trimmed of all visible fat, roasted, unless otherwise noted


Post Workout: Optimum Nutritions 100% Whey and NOW Foods Dextrose.

Good Luck with the bulk,

Dave

[bbaker352]

Also, with what Macca stated, I would exchange "at least" 2 of those eggs with egg whites. (a 1/4 cup of egg whites = 6g protein without the colesterol).

[macca]

Originally Posted by muscletrainerdh

Freudian Slip, Macca? LOL

Don't worry I like fried stuff too! Had Fried Dough at the county fair just last night! LOL Dave

lol, it is 7.30am Sunday morning here you know...mmmm bacon, eggs and toast.

[bbaker352]

Originally Posted by macca

lol, it is 7.30am Sunday morning here you know...mmmm bacon, eggs and toast.

LOL... 6:02 pm and thats what I HAD for breakfast

[StringCheese Paul]

Could corn be sufficient for vegetables? I absolutely hate salads and crap like that so I've been taking multi-vitamins hoping that would work. Does everything else look alright besides lack of vegetables?

[macca]

No mate, you've got to eat vegetables as part of a balanced diet, not only do they provide many and varied vitamins and minerals you need, they are a natural source of fibre to off set all the protein which is generally low in fibre. A low fibre diet is a risk indicator for many cancers throughout the dietary tract.

Love em or hate em, ya just gotta eat em...IMO.

[StringCheese Paul]

What vegetables should I add in and when? Do potatoes count as vegetables?

[macca]

You want to eat a variety of vegetables. Different colours of vegetables in the one meal is a good rule of thumb. So you would be looking at vegetables like potatos, corn, carrots, pea/beans, broccoli, cauliflower. Try for at least three veges with each meal that you have a meat or fish protein. So whenever you eat chicken or beef for example include a cup or two of vegetables.

Make sure you include the vegetables in your carb calorie count for the day, so you will need to adjust your carb intake in the other meals. Use sites like calorieking etc to assist with cal/carb values of various vegetables. If you buy frozen, canned veges the nutritional details are on the side of the pack.

All the best.