comments on diet please

icezero_5092uk

Here is a typical diet for me. Any opinions would be welcomed.

Meal 1 - Special K, Homemade protein/carb bar, Protein Shake

Meal 2 - Chips and mushroom Chicken (the best food I can get at work)

Meal 3 - Large Chicken Snadwich with salad

Meal 4 - Lasagne or canelloni with cucumber, Protein Shake

Meal 5 - Brown rice flavoured with chicken stock, 4 eggs

Meal 6 - Jacket potatoe and tin of Tuna, Protein Shake

I think I am getting a good amount of protein but I want to increase my carb intake and decrease my fat intake (which I don't watch at the moment).

Cheers, Matt

Benj

Diet doesn't look too bad, its a bit unfortunate about the work food!

Are you bulking?

I don't think you need to reduce fat just eat more complex carbs, its more important when cutting!

The Natural

Ice,
i see no real large amounts of fat! So i am not sure where you are going to cut them from. Consuming fat is not a problem(needed for healthy membranes, hormone production, vitamin absorption, etc), consuming TOO MUCH fat is a problem.
The diet seems fine, though i don't spy much fruit going on.

Any supplements as yet? You may wish to consider a weightgainer instead of pure protein to help up the cals more. Also, why protein bar and shake in the morning???Maybe put shake with second meal?

Milk is always a good source of cals/protein/carbs/minerals if you can carry some with you through the day....

icezero_5092uk

cheers guys,

Which foods contain complex carbs?

Yeah the protein bars I made contain 20g of whey and 1 serving of the whey im using contains 24g so I felt that on their own (with the special k) they dont really provide enough protein. All my other meals contain more than 30g.

yeah I do consume alot of fruit, usually with a shake before i go to bed, either apples or bananas. Are these a good carb source? Should I mix protein shake with milk? Ive heard its better when you want slow digestion, although it only suggests water on the back of the pack (Dymatize elite whey).

Tried a weightgainer but didnt really see any improvement. Tried a tub of 'progain'. Im on a bit of a budget becuase I'm a student so only taking protein supplements at the moment. When I have the cash I will probly buy some creatine.

Anonymous

progain is good

very expensive though

for carbs your best bet is to stick to brown rice


the diet looks fairly good

are them chips fried or oven

fried is a big no no

The Natural

progain tastes good, but as par for Maximuscle the prices are a J-O-K-E. shop around online.

whey shake with milk before bed is good as the casein will give a more sustained release of amino acids(as opposed to the BANG you get with whey).

fruit is fine, especially when bulking.