Need Help with 40/40/20 Menu

Nutrition
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Hello all, Im needing some help here. Im needing some help with a 40/40/20 diet menu at 2988 calories.
Im 187 lbs
5 foot 8 inches
I would say moderately active so BMR=1928 X 1.55 = 2988 calories
Breaks down to Protein - 300 grams
Carbs - 300 grams
fats - 67 grams

So far I have the numbers down, but now I have no idea what my menu should look like. Please help.
Supplements on hand are: BSN syntha6, dymatize elite recoup BCAA’s, concrete creatine, and force factor.

If anymore info is needed, please let me know. Thanks for the help.

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Really? You’ve done everything. Go find foods that fit your macros and plan some meals.

Are you attempting to lose fat with this or gain as much muscle as you can?

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as impossible as it may be, a little of both. but for the most part, I would want to gain muscle!

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Food to get on hand

Protein: Chicken breast, lean steaks, egg whites and some whole eggs, ground turkey

Carbs: Oatmeal, Rice, Potatoes, some fruit if you want

Fats: Fish oil, olive oil, natural peanut butter

Go on a site like fitday.com and plug in what a hypothetical 5-6 meals a day would look like for you and get the numbers close to what you are shooting for.

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wow, this is hard to fit all nutrients into all these restraints, but this is what I got so far…

                         Servings    Calories     Fat     Carbs     Protein

Breakfast-7:30
Quaker quick quaker oats 2 300 6 54 10
egg beaters 4 120 0 4 24

Morning snack- 9:30
Prolab Lean Mass Complex 1 390 8 40 40
Flaxseed oil 1 130 14 0 0

Lunch-12:30
Brown rice 2 212 1.8 43.6 5
Broccoli 2 62 0 12 6
Chicken breast 2 240 3 0 52

Pre-workout-4:00
Prolab Lean Mass Complex 1 390 8 40 40
Flaxseed oil 1 130 14 0 0

Post-workout-5:30
Brown rice 2 212 1.8 43.6 5
Broccoli 2 62 0 12 6
Chicken breast 2 240 3 0 52

Dinner- 7:30
Prolab Lean Mass Complex 1 390 8 40 40
Flaxseed oil 1 130 14 0 0

                                       2828        59      295         283

Let me know what you all think, and where I could add or subtract. Thanks.

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wow that did not come out the way i typed it, ok well total calories = 2828. total fat = 59. total carbs = 295. total protein = 283

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[quote]1baggeds10 wrote:
wow that did not come out the way i typed it, ok well total calories = 2828. total fat = 59. total carbs = 295. total protein = 283[/quote]

What is your weight, and are you to adding mass with this diet? I’m asking beacuse the numbers are very close the where I’m at and I am just starting to try to increase my muscle mass.

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[quote]1baggeds10 wrote:
wow that did not come out the way i typed it, ok well total calories = 2828. total fat = 59. total carbs = 295. total protein = 283[/quote]

Well you are close… so add 5 more grams of carbs, 17 more grams protein and if needed 1 more gram healthy fat.

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To Grubes09, im 187 pounds, and yes, trying to add mass.

To Scott M, How about my pre and post workout meals, are they sufficient enough?

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I think that diet looks quite good to start out with.

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Damn, 12 hours before you get to eat again after dinner? That’s gonna be rough…Can you not manipulate things at all to add in like a half cup of cottage cheese or a handful of almonds right before bed?

Nice to see someone actually did their homework before posting, props to you OP!

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Ya I didnt even notice that! thanks for the catch waylanderxx! anyone have any ideas on how to prepare the egg beaters with oatmeal? i just put some oatmeal and mixed it with water and egg beaters, nuked it a bit, added some stevia and cinnamon. Not the greatest taste but bearable…

As for the prolab lean mass meal, WOW!!! talk about cardboard and an aftertaste! once again…bearable. hopefully i can throw some fruits in there that wont mess with my macros too much!

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No solid food from 5:30pm to 7:30am is kinda tough. Have you tried this? Are you not hungry before bed?

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nope, today is my first day on this diet. So far so…bland, but hey, its a process right?!!
anyhow,I have a question on the rice. The instructions say 1/4 cup will make 3/4 cups of rice. When putting this into my macros, do I use the 1/4 cup serving or the 3/4 cup serving for the nutricious value?

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Fitday should have values for both the cooked and non cooked rice. I personally stick with using cooked measures on everything just to keep things uniform… as long as you are consistent with it you’ll be fine.

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well I re-arranged some stuff on the diet, would it be acceptable to have carbs before bed included with my cottage cheese, or do I have to keep it only protein?

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Personally I would rather put the carbs “to work” someone around a workout or earlier in the day to fuel training but you won’t magically turn fat if you have some carbs before bed.

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[quote]1baggeds10 wrote:
Ya I didnt even notice that! thanks for the catch waylanderxx! anyone have any ideas on how to prepare the egg beaters with oatmeal? i just put some oatmeal and mixed it with water and egg beaters, nuked it a bit, added some stevia and cinnamon. Not the greatest taste but bearable…

As for the prolab lean mass meal, WOW!!! talk about cardboard and an aftertaste! once again…bearable. hopefully i can throw some fruits in there that wont mess with my macros too much![/quote]

Instead of trying to eat egg beaters and oatmeal, I’d prefer egg beaters and Ezekiel Bread toast for your carbs. I think the EZ bread is as good or better of a whole grain carb as that oatmeal is. And it is a much better match to eggs for breakfast. Heh.

To make the eggs taste better, I’d mix in some sauteed spinach or some some sauteed peppers with a little onion. Those things are healthy, low in calories, and make the egg beaters a lot more interesting.

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Oh and I highly recommend MyPlate over at livestrong.com for tracking calories and macros. Their database is huge. Also has nearly every name brand food product in it, including Biotest stuff.