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I dont go to McDonalds and inhale a hamburger after a workout, but I do go to KFC and get myself an original white meat breast with gravy, mashed potatoes and BBQ beans. I know this isn't the best diet, but after workout I go home, take a shower and don't have time to cook a meal to take with me to work. (I work 2nd shift) So I only have time to go buy some food. I try to get the healtiest food possible. I 'm going on a protein diet so I know that chicken has protein, so does beans, but mashed potatoes has a lot of carbs. Which I will need cause I stand, walk and lift about 15lbs at my job the whole day. I need the energy. I also lose a lot of calories at my job because its basically manual labor.

the questoin I have is if the food I'm eating is as healthy as it can get keeping in mind that its fast food and I'm on a protein diet to gain mass and weight. I sometime have time to cook, so its not like I eat KFC all teh time.
 
as others would prob agree with this.... i think its a big NO!
id suggest checking out boston market though still not that great it has less fat/carbs and still has mashed pots and chicken..

if you have it on the area.. other then that i dont know..
coney island is fast if you ask them for like a greek salad.. with some fries or something for the carbs


as for your work depends on work...
if you sweat and your heart rate is up.. and your sore the next day and what not.. then yes

but others will break down my wording and explain better if you dont understand


good luck
 
:S didnt understand that last post...anyway.

KFC isnt ideal, but just make do with what u got!

My personal favourite was to visit the locl supermarket in ym lunch break - I would peruse all the aisles and take a selection of healthy foods such as bread, cheese, fruit, litttle ready meals etc.
 
i would agree with xander ..
what about making food before hand and taking leftovers to work.
If you must rely on KFC, break up the meal into 2 ... have the chicken and/or beans to feed your body the protein it needs after the workout and then the potatoes a little later when your body needs the energy ...
 
this is a bit off topic, but what about mcdonalds? I was lookin at the double quarter pounder with cheese. I looked up the nutrition values: 46 grams of protein, 44 grams of fat, 40 carb (from the bread). This sounds like a pretty good body building treat, if you take away the bread and just have the protein and fat. Fat is important for muscle growth right, so its OK that is so high in fat?

HoLLa BaCk
Nick
 
I don't know. Just something about Mcdonalds and most other fast food restaurants makes me wonder. I would stick to more trust-worthy burger sources.
 
the protein in those burgers isn't exactly quality protein ... and the fat is the worst kind you can give your body ... remember, all protein is NOT the same, and the same goes for your fat
 
BuffinUp said:
this is a bit off topic, but what about mcdonalds? I was lookin at the double quarter pounder with cheese. I looked up the nutrition values: 46 grams of protein, 44 grams of fat, 40 carb (from the bread). This sounds like a pretty good body building treat, if you take away the bread and just have the protein and fat. Fat is important for muscle growth right, so its OK that is so high in fat?

HoLLa BaCk
Nick
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Fat is vital , but if it makes up too big a proportion of your diet, your screwed!

That burger is a whopping 57%
fat!

I have worked out that my target fat intake each day is between 40 and 93grams (this is for a massbuilding phase), so to get 44g straight away from a burger means Id have to avoid fat for the ret of the day (the burger fat is nearly al saturated as well)

AS for the protein, 46g is a lot of protein, can your body really utilise 46g of protin in one hit? I think not, so half of that will be wasted as well, and what doesnt get used by the body may be stored as fat (including the protein and carbs!)

Of course its unrealistic to never eat a burger, but just be aware what you are rwally eating...its best avoided!
 
I read that a grilled chicken is about 46g of protein. What kinds of activities do I need to do to use that protein and not let it be stored as fat.(what activites besides workingout). My job requires me to lift and walk a lot. I don't sweat but I do use up a lot of calories.
 
Im not saying to worry about trying to use up all your protein. But many people dont realise that protein and carbs can eventually be stored as fat, as well as fat itself.

Im not sure, but i read somewhere tat the body can only use 25 grams of fat to rebuild muscle in one hit. That just means, for example, theres no pont trying to cram 40 or 50 grams into one meal, better to spread it out throughout the day.
 
i dont cram all that in onemeal. In the morning when I wake up I eat 2 packets of oatmeal and around 1ppm I take my shake. I go to work and during one of my breaks(5:20) I eat some mashed potatoes and BBQ baked beans. Then on my 2nd break (6:50) I eat my chicken and whatever is left of my mashed potates and beans. When I come home, if I'm hungry I eat some more oatmeal. So I think I'm spreading it out quit a bit.
 
I'm pretty sure the body can absorb 50 grams of protein at one time. and it doesnt make sense that protein, which is totally different from fat, would turn into fat. Does anyone have any research?

HoLLa BaCk
Nick
 
you might be wright abou the 50g - like I said Im not sure, I just know ther is a limit to what the body can use.

all food is broken down into simple lquids by saliva in the mouth, hydrochloric acid and pepsin in the stomach, and bile and enzymes from the gall bladder and pancreas.

The three types of nutrient (fat, sugar, and protein) all take seperate paths. The protein is broken down into building blocks known as peptides. Then, it is further broken down and it becomes amino acids. The amino acids are absorbed through the small intestine's lining and enter the blood stream. From here, some of the amino acids build the body's protein stores.

Excess amino acids are converted to fats and sugars and then take those paths.

So the excess protein which isnt required by the muscle to rebuild becomes fat and sugar. The excess part of this fat which isnt burned for energy is stored in fat cells.

This is how too much of ANY food can eventually lead to an increase in body fat.
 
By the way, carbohydrate trns to sugar, and that sugar can also be stored as fat.

the moral is that anything which the body doesnt need to utilise will be stored as fat, but for people who are very active such as weightlifters, the body will utilise nearly everything that you throw at it!
 
I eat 12 egg whites every morning. I have calculated that is over 40 g of protein. And sometimes I have a lil bit of sausage or bacon with it. I am not fat at all; however, I'm not super ripped either, but semi ripped (almost all 6 ab muscles are visible, but it still needs work). So I think 50 grams taken in is OK.

So probably the best thing to do is just eat when your hungry. But here's the thing: I take GNC pro performance Whey Iso Burst, and its a 39 g protein per serving. I drink it with milk so I think it adds up to about 50 g. I doing it in half; yet, i just got hungry again and added the other 25g. Thats why I think its OK to have so much.

I enjoy feedback!

HoLLa BaCk
Nick
 
my diet DOESN'T consist of KFC and oatmeal. All though I do eat oatmeal every morning before working out. I sometimes mix it up by eating some macaroni, some potatoes, a whole egg, or maybe some grilled chicken salad.
 
u should buy some cheap whey protein stuff. dats what i wanna get because that gnc **** is too expensive.

HoLLa BaCk
Nick
 
... depends on your body 2. The longer you have been training and the bigger you, the more your body will be able to make use of the protein. If your body isn't used to utilizing large doses of protein after a workout, a lot of it is going to waste ... most likely just emptied into the toilet.
 
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