posted Sat, 12/03/2011 - 10:51
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I need some info on Good food for a Diet
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So I am looking to start a good clean diet. And looking for some good food ideas. I went to the store to get a good idea on what to eat.
Good lean beef is hard to find it seems. But Tritip seesm to be a good option with fat trimmed off? I was looking at ground turkey. 85 lean 15 fat. Is that a good option or should I go with the 99% lean? Or stay away from turkey in general?
Alos it loosk like it will cost about $100 a week to run about 4000 colories. That seem normal?
I am not looking at any dairy or carbs other then sweet potato and brown rice. I am looking for good ideas on vegies to. I was looking at carrots but the fat % seems really high odley enough.
Any info is great. Thanks 
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Going the low glycemic route one of my favorite meals is 98% lean turkey, perdue i think, cooked and mixed with a jar of mild tostitos salsa. If you want a little sweet with your spice add in splenda. You can put this on low cal bread, wraps etc.
Talapia done many numerous ways is amazing
Shrimp, calamari (not fried)
pick up some egg beaters are always good with a little cheese, try to get regular cheddar as the fat free will evaporate (mostly water)
These are just a few meals to add into your arsenal. Use this with High Cal or low cal diet as eating to lose or gain should mostly contain low glycemic foods.
Thanks you for all the great info and help you have posted here.
I eat as cheap as I can, but I happen to like eggs... Weekly.... I buy 6 1/2 dozen eggs(I throw away most of the yolks), 3lbs chicken boob, 4 lbs ground round (I drain grease, and rinse meat under hot water after browned, add back to pan and add some evoo and spices), 3 jars skippy reduced fat pb, 2 lbs steel cut oats, 3gal skim milk, 1 lg cottage cheese, 1 box kashi cereal, whole wheat pasta, brown rice, bananas, raisins, aspartame sweetner, lotsa green vegetables. fresh spinach, broccoli, brussel sprouts, green pepper, beans, and two boxes granola bars, I use a lot of cayenne pepper also(supposed to increase metabolism) water man... people often ignore the importance of drinking 1 gallon min a day... especially important when using orals. I also go through about 2 1/2 pounds of whey and 2 1/2lbs of weight gainer. It is kinda expensive, but bottom line is it takes time, you eat at mcdonalds you're body will look different than with my diet... The hardest part for me was finding balance in allowing myself cheat snacks here and there... I ate a pint of ice cream yesturday, balance it with a protein shake... You'll have to find what works for you? ?'s for you...
What are your goals? Gain weight? lose weight?
what do you weigh now and bf?
I'll try to help ya dial somethin in, but grrrl really knows her shit from I've read..
Hey Ever thanks for the info here. To answer your questions. I currently weight 230. I am unsure on my BF to be honest.. Kinda scared to know haha! As far as Goal.. I have always weighed allot for my size. So I would like to sit at 230 with about 10% bf would be ideal right now. Sof for that I need to drop weight and gain muscle. But It would prob be best to drop the BF then focus on adding size from there. I tend to carry all my weight in the midsection. Wasit and butt.. Good ol curse of the family. haha
I am telling you what I have learned... I would keep ur carbs 1g per lb so around 230g, and protein 1.5g per lb so 345g... this will probly cut ur current weight but it will lean you out, then build lean muscle from that point... Keep ur carbs fresh fruit after workout and whole grain for the rest... keep ur proteins lean..
You want 6 meals a day spread out as equal as possible lotsa veggies you can have as much veggies as you can eat green ones, cauliflower, use whole leaf and spinach lettuce not iceburg.. olive oil based dressings are what I prefer... you gotta figure out what foods you can eat a lot of... And water at least a gallon a day...
this is to lean up...
to bulk you adjust carb intake to what you can handle w/ out getting too fat 2-3g per lb
I take chromium, vitamin c, flax seed oil, and a multi vit ed also...
This is what I was taught
Thank you as well for all of the great information. Have been able able to repson till today.
This is a great post and I agree. Protein is defiantly high and unless your on AAS you wont need that much as most will be turned into energy as opposed to creating new muscle anyway. Low glycemic carbs (ones that digest slow) are what fuel your workouts. You want to make sure you have at least 25% of your daily carbs an hour before your workout as you want to break down as much muscle as possible to keep the calories burning and you do this with an intense workout.
Remember when cutting calories or bulking in general WATER WATER WATER. You need up to or more then a gallon a day. You should be peeing clear all the time. Excess protein and fat breakdown in the body leads to urea in the kidneys which can be harmful. This will produce excess ketone bodies in the urine which can be detected with ketone strips. If you're constantly flushing with water all your bodys systems can work efficiently.
Ur right, If not on cycle 1g of protein per lb is plenty, I eat a lot sometimes and I'm a good cook so extra chicken has a habit of disappearing or not existing... ilove me a big ol fat pair of chicken boobs jus cooked in the oven at 350 about 35min if frozen. I smack them titties w/ a variety of seasonings, blackened, lemon pepper, mesquite, always tryin something different I get nasty w/ a lil low sodium soy... but hell, its easy I bake my dinner while I make my lunch for the next day it works for me?
cardio 3x weekly 45min
AnonI like what you've got here for food with a few minor alterations...eggs..I eat the yolks they are a good source of good fats..make my hair nice and shiny...get rid of the artificial sweetner,bad for you and your body doesn't know how to metabolize it, natural peanut butter, it isn't reduced fat but skippy has sugar in it
Here is the breakdown of a medium egg. imagine eating many of these in a day which can skyrocket your saturated fats very quickly and cholesterol (saying your watching that, especially with the use of Test)
Penut butter is perfect source of good fats and there actually are lower cal peanut butters out there. Make sure to get crunchy as your body does more work to break it down
Fats & Fatty Acids
Amounts Per Selected Serving%DV
Total Fat4.4g7%
Saturated Fat1.4g7%
Monounsaturated Fat1.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.6g
Total trans fatty acids~
Total trans-monoenoic fatty acids~
Total trans-polyenoic fatty acids~
Total Omega-3 fatty acids32.6mg
Total Omega-6 fatty acids505mg
Learn more about these fatty acids
and their equivalent names
Read More http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/111/2#ixzz1gY...
I usually make omelettes w/ 7 egg whites 2 whole eggs, a sprinkle of mozzarella, veggies, and cajun turkey 3oz. tonight. w/ a cup or so of steel cuts cooked, a slice of whole wheat toast... 1 liter of water... Ur thoughts on agave nectar? or should I use honey? I used a lot of honey if I use it and I figured it was too much sugar...
AnonI use both agave and honey (raw, unpasteurized when i can get it).... better for you than eating processed simple sugars so unless you are precontest don t worry about it
hey guys thanks for the comments. I have a question for ya hrd.. How is the Truvia? I love coffee in the AM but never cared much for honey in my coffee. I find it to sweet. I have been using a half pack of the Truvia in my coffee to knock some of that unlineing bitter flavor out since I have not been using creamer. Thanks
AnonI have used stevia before too new for any long term data on it or truvia....honestly though it is all too sweet...and I am a coffee snob, so i refuse to skip my creamer and sugar...I m not competing and I don't drink it all day or drink pots so this is one of those thing I allow myself to enjoy...I gave up other things :-)
Haha Good to know. I dont mind my coffee black. I buy good coffee so I can enjoy the flavor of it. Only reason I would use creamer is to cool it down.
I will stick with the half pack of Truvia for now. I drink about two cups a day and it is the only time I use the Truvia so ill assume i will be ok 
Thanks for your help
I buy 6 roaster chix, 12cans of tuna, 30pak of eggs ea wk as staple...
peanutbutter, sweet potatos, brown rice, yolkless egg noodles, Greek yogurt, granola, oatmeal, walnuts, fruits n veggies are pretty much the rest of my shopping list.
...and I just put my order in for 10 loaves of P28 bread
about $100 a wk sounds about right to me
I have 3 blended meals and 4 whole food meals per day
OE2000A kitchen/meat scale is a great tool, you are certain that portions equal 6oz, 8oz., etc. Measure your whole wheat pastas, beans, everything. Before I stated doing this, I put my pasta/spaghetti in my plate, then measured..... was almost 4 cups, that's 32 ounces of pasta, <---- way too much IMO good luck
Thanks for the post. I have a scale. I weigh everything after its cooked. :-) thanks for the advice
AnonFish salmon, tuna... anything that is not farm raised.. chicken, white meat.. whey protien isolate. broccoli, cauliflower, red skin potatoes, beans.. humus if you want a snack..
Have you looked here : http://www.eroids.com/forum/training-nutrition-diet
Good thing to add in is chicken breast (any) I eat those already cooked ones from tyson (green bag). A single breast- 1.5 grams fat and 17 grams protein. Veggies I eat dark greens broccoli etc, and carbs I eat potatoes ( don't at a lot of stuff to it ) and oats
tread-mSounds like a semi-bulk diet at least and we can pop in some ideas but a good base helper for you might be to run over to jaycutler.com and click on blueprints. Should give you a few good ideas. If running a bulk or hold stay away from august and september in the cut run.
Cool i will checkout the site. I just want to runa diet that I wont gain a ton of BF on but help build some muscle.
tread-mSure, I think you can get some nice tips over there then. Low fat, high in meat and lift heavier every chance you get. Same old food gets old so its nice seeing these pop up occasionally to get some new ideas or twists on old ideas. The is a lot of synergy built into the professional diets so you not only get some good food ideas but some of the combinations do very specific things in the body to work to goal.