Ok! I am ready for advice on what is best to eat. I usually eat cereal in the morning. Then a can of soup for lunch. Dinner is whatever I dream up of cooking and what sounds good. I have dieted for a good long while, so I don't use much oil and if I do it is smart balance good for your heart stuff. Same with butter. Any pasta we have is whole wheat. Bread is the same whole wheat low cal stuff. We raise our own pork so it is very lean. Vegtables are in there too and usually apples or bananas fresh. Then other canned fruits in their own juice. I think that describes my kitchen. Also this week I started to do a home video by shape called slim and Sleek. It uses weights. and is also cardio. Tell me what you think.
I wonder if I will ever journal any of my own stuff here? Probably not.
Before I get into specifics with someone, I like to make sure they have their calories figured out first. That is the driving factor behind all of your goals. From there.... actually, let me find a post I recently did and post it here....BRB.....
OK, here it is:
My diet is majority carbs. I think any diet for the average person, leaving out goal dependencies, should worry about calories first and foremost, then protein requirements, then EFAs. Once they are accounted for, it is fair game to toy around with the remaining macronutrients required to fulfill your energy requirements.
For instance, if I need 3500 calories to maintain, that is the number I will shoot for.
I like to have 1 - 1.5 gm of protein for each pound that I weigh. Right now that would be 195. There are 4 calories in each gram of protein, which equals out to be 975 calories (using 1.25 grams/lb). If you are not weight training, these requirements would be lower.
Then I worry about my fats. I like to have somewhere in the neighborhood of 50-100 grams as a minimum. Of this, I keep it to the healthy side of things with monounsaturateds (olive oil), certain polyunsaturateds (omega-6/9s, stuff like flax oil, borage oil, etc), and a source of omega-3s (fish oil caps, or a serving of omega-3 rich fish like salmon). Let's say from this, I take in 100 grams of fat. There are 9 calories per gram of fat, leaving us with 900 calories here.
That gives us a total of 1875 calories, while I am shooting for 3500! I need 1625 more. This is where I add my carbs and I toy around with the other macronutrients too. As an average, I would say 200 grams of carbs is a good number for an active individual. I have gone much higher myself. At any rate, once you calculate your proteins and fats, you fill the deficit needed to reach your caloric goal with a mixture of the 3.
It tends to be very personal and goal dependent from this point forward. If you were going to be doing a lot of frequent cycling, I would load up on carbs, especially close to your workouts/cycles. Active people can benefit from carbs, although there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate, there are only essential amino acids and essential fats.
End of post from other thread.
I can't find my list of clean foods, and Lee, if you are reading this, maybe you can post yours up from your site. I will type up one here from the top of my head, but I assure you, I will be forgetting some things. This list I will adapt more when I have the time. It is a list of foods I would have absolutely no problem with anyone eating, aside from allergies or other health conditions.
Actually, I found one of my lists, which I am sure too, is incomplete.
sugar-free low carb protein powder
lean beef
chicken breast
turkey breast
ground turkey breast
ground chicken breast
fresh fish
canned tuna
canned salmon
eggs
cottage cheese
cheese
sweet potatoes3
potatos
yams
long grain brown rice
old fashioned oats (oatmeal)
eggplant
squash
romaine lettuce
spinach
asparagus
avocado
broccoli
brussels sprouts
cabbage
cauliflower
cucumbers
celery
peppers (any color)
mushrooms
string beans
zucchini
apples
bananas
fresh or frozen (w/o syrup) berries
peaches
grapefruit
olive oil
safflower oil
flax seed oil
walnut oil
almonds
walnuts
natural sugar-free peanut butter
cashews (raw)
pistachios (raw)
pears
tomatoes
Chick peas
Kidney beans
Oranges
Apricots
Egg Beaters/Liquid egg whites
Alfalfa Sprouts
Asparagus
Bean Sprouts
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Collard Greens
Cucumber
Eggplant
Peppers
Radishes
Rhubarb
Snow Pea Pods
Spinach
String beans
Summer Squash
Turnips
Wax beans
Zucchini
