Whole Food = Good

Nutrition
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I know this is stating the obvious, but about a month ago I switched to an almost completely whole food diet and, I gotta’ say, I’m lovin’ the results.

My meal plan formally looked like this:

Meal 1
6 egg omelet
1 oz cheddar, jack, or havarti
6 oz broccoli
1 banana
1 cup green tea w/ stevia

Meal 2
Surge

Meal 3
6 oz chicken or turkey breast
2.5 oz (dry) brown basmati rice
6 oz broccoli

Meal 4
1 cup water
1/2 cup berries
1 oz mixed nuts
2 oz cottage cheese
1.5 scoops Metabolic Drive
3 Flameouts

Meal 5
6 oz lean burger, steak, or salmon
1 oz cheddar, jack, or havarti
6 oz broccoli
1 tbsp EVOO

Meal 6
1 cup water
1/2 cup berries
1 oz mixed nuts
2 oz cottage cheese
1.5 scoops Metabolic Drive

Meal 7
10 oz 1% cottage cheese, no salt
1 oz walnuts

This was sufficent, but I was getting tired of shakes. Plus I was starting to get really bad stomach discomfort all-of-a-sudden, after months of eating this way.

This is how I’ve been eating this past month:

Meal 1
6 egg omelet
1 oz cheddar, jack, or havarti
6 oz broccoli
3 Flameouts
1 cup green tea w/ stevia

Meal 2
Surge

Meal 3
6 oz chicken or turkey breast
2.5 oz (dry) brown basmati rice
6 oz broccoli

Meal 4
6 oz lean burger, steak, or salmon
1 oz cheddar, jack, or havarti
6 oz broccoli
1 tbsp EVOO

Meal 5
6 oz lean burger, steak, or salmon
1 oz cheddar, jack, or havarti
6 oz broccoli
1 tbsp EVOO

Meal 6
6 oz lean burger, steak, or salmon
1 oz cheddar, jack, or havarti
6 oz broccoli
1 tbsp EVOO

Meal 7
10 oz 1% cottage cheese, no salt
1 oz walnuts

The benefits have been great. It’s actually less expensive and more enjoyable, my metabolism is through the roof(though it was reving high before), and my stomach comfort is gone. Even the frequency and smell of the gas (so often associated w/ eating for muscle building) has significantly decreased.

I know people are always bitching about how difficult it is to get a good
amount of calories from whole, clean sources, but I’m getting over 3400 calories and more could easily be added and for low cost. So give it a try.

2

You really,really like broccoli?

At least for the eggs, could you give spinach a try?

3

What is EVOO?

Mod Note: EVOO= Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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That’s a lot of broccoli.

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Results?

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Yes,you’ll make the best gains keeping away from the shitty(and I mean shitty) GNC weight gain powders.

It just can’t beat whole food.
I see thin kids go on bulking diets of almost nothing but junk food.
I just look away and shake my head knowing that the quality of food and not just the quantity is what counts.

Besides,it’s not much fun bulking when you’re gulping down powders.
Eating a 20 0z steak? Now thats a good time!

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Yep, broccoli’s my favorite for many reasons. Taste, macro’s, micro’s, you name it. Spinach has a great profile too but I can’t take cooked spinach. Makes me gag.
On another note, I think I have slight OCD in that I like everything consistent.

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Yeah, I don’t like spinach cooked but it’s pretty good raw in a salad or something. Tomatoes are the best, though.