I’ve had a couple questions that have been bugging me lately, I figure instead of starting a buncha different threads, I’d lump em all into one thread. Here goes:
One of my favorite meals is rice, mixed veggies, and tuna (1/2 cup rice, 2/3 cup veggies, 12 oz tuna). The only problem is that its hard to finish it sometimes because it can be pretty dry. I was wondering if theres anything that I can put in it to make it a bit easier going down (and don’t say water). I’m thinking olive oil but that would sorta defeat the purpose of a P+C meal without fat.
I’m taking Surge after workouts and I love it. I just have a question on it. How soon after drinking Surge would it be okay to go on eating other foods without hindering the effects of the Surge? Simply because I gotta get in about 5,000 cals a day (a bit under 5,000 is maintenance on a day when I do lifting and cycling). Since I have to get in 5,000 cals a day, every hour and minute counts. And since Surge only has like 300 calories in it, it doesn’t help my calorie count that much. So as stated before, how long after drinking Surge would it be okay to go on eating other foods without hindering the effects of it?
I’m following JB’s P+C/P+F guidelines and I’ve had one question thats been bugging me for the longest time. Considering that its near impossible to have zero fat in a P+C meal and zero carbs in a P+F meal, I was wondering if theres some sort of magic number that shouldn’t be crossed (i.e. 12g carbs in a P+F meal or 5g fat in a P+C meal). Or is there a magic number for caloric ratios (i.e. 10% carbs in a P+F meal and the same for fats)?
If any of my questions seemed unclear just lemme know and I’ll try to reiterate them properly. I just tried making sure that I got down everything that I wanted without forgetting too much.
I wouldn’t so much say there’s a magic number of F in P+C meals, and C in P+F meals. I think the ratio is more important. Hell even my protein has 0.8g of Fat.
I eat approximately 45 min after my workouts/Surge, due to work and other committments. If I waited 1.5 hours, not only would I pass out, I’d never get enough food in me before bed. It’s always a stuggle anyway.
I have a P+C meal similar to this consisting of tuna, rice, mixed beans (kidney beans etc) and peas/corn. I know what you mean when you say its hard to finish, sometimes I’m eating for like 30 minutes.
Sip on half of your surge during/throughout your workout and the other half immediately after. Then have a ‘normal’ meal 1 hour after this.
I read somewhere that for P+C meals you should try to stick to 5 grams of fat or less and for P+F meals you should keep it below 10 grams of carbs. With the P+F meals it is ok to go over 10 grams of carbs if the carbs are coming from fibrous veggies (eg. broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower etc)
eat <1 hour post w/o and surge
fat <5g in P+C
carb <10g in P+F
i usually have frozen veges pack them at 5:30am with other stuff and leave them in a container and eat them around 10am and 12:30am. its not dry but its not ultra tasty.
use sauces to add some moisture, just check the nutritional profile on the label first to make sure it fits your diet guidelines.
i have used mustard, sweet chilli sauces, salad dressings etc with mixed results
1 hr after my workout/surge, I usually eat a can of tuna with 2 tablespoons non-fat plain yougurt, small dash of ketchup, dash of hotsauce. A little later, for desert, I have a small amount of oatmeal with Chocolate LC Grow, chilled in the freezer.
My bf had the same problem when he was doing the Chanko diet using plain brown rice. I had him start making the rice using the following:
1/2 c. each of finely chopped carrot, onion, and celery
3-4 cloves of minced garlic
dash of cayenne
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 tsp dill
2 tsp chopped parsley or cilantro
1 tsp salt
2 cups rice
Saute the veggies, garlic, and cayenne for about five minutes til the onion starts to go clear then add the broth and rest of seasonings, boil then add the rice.
Not only does this taste great, but the rice stays moister, more the consistency of a risotto but not quite as saucy, if that makes sense. Anyway makes it much more enjoyable when mixing in dry tuna.
I actually remember a while back my mom gave me a jar of Alfredo sauce and I put some of that on my rice and tuna meal (didn’t put veggies in it back then) and it made it pretty good so I think I’ll look into getting some more of that.