I can't eat enough.

[BendtheBar]

(That's to Carl for pointing this out...)

I can't eat enough.

Solution...eat more fats.

I am guessing that 9 times out of 10, if a muscle building diet is lacking in calories, it's missing fats. Fats should be 20-35% of your intake, and maybe more if you're underweight, or have a fast metabolism.

Chicken breasts, rice and broccoli alone won't cut it...

[Rich Knapp]

Almond butter, almonds, natural peanut butter. These are great ways to get good fats and hit your needs.

[jwood]

depending how clean you want to get:

whole milk, peanut butter by the shovel load, ground beef

[strkout35]

That's one adjustment I'm starting to drink. Adding more whole milk

[BendtheBar]

Cheese, butter (actually high in CLA), olive oil, avocados.

[big_swede]

The sad thing is that quality dead cow is so expensive. I would love to have a good supplyer of cheap, dead cow.

Or maybe ill start a cowken farm who knows...

Good night, and i agree it can be hard to get enough cals, especially when working alot.

[BendtheBar]

Beef! The other white meat...

[IronManlet]

Beef is actually pretty cheap in Ontario; and good quality too.

I get most of my calories from fats and protein, generally. Fats especially are something you can eat and eat all day long.

[BendtheBar]

Beef is cheap here to, except for the low, low 93% stuff.

[Carl1174]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

(That's to Carl for pointing this out...)

I can't eat enough.

Solution...eat more fats.

I am guessing that 9 times out of 10, if a muscle building diet is lacking in calories, it's missing fats. Fats should be 20-35% of your intake, and maybe more if you're underweight, or have a fast metabolism.

Chicken breasts, rice and broccoli alone won't cut it...

Thats right, a lot of people are scared of eating fat cos they think they will get fat. I have lost count of the times people in work have asked me if im dieting how i can eat cheese cos its full of fat ?? but they tuck in to 3 'low fat yoghurts' a day not realising the suger content in them is massive, or adding tomato ketchup to everything not realising it is a third sugar !!!

a table spoon of olive oil is about 130 calories, and is pure 'good fat' add it to salads and its not hard to hit your daily calorific needs or your fat macro content

Carl.