Breakfast Meals For Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding :: The Breakfast Meals

When your alarm clock jangles, do you smack the snooze button until the final instant that you have to haul your sorry carcass out of bed, jump into your clothes, and race to work?

Bad idea. While you sleep, your blood sugar levels nosedive. If you don't replenish them by breaking your fast (breakfast, pretty clever, huh?), chances are that the day's demands will break you. You won't have enough energy to even compete in the rat race, much less win it.

A good, nutritional breakfast is essential to the Hard-Body Plan. And it's strategic. Because you burn food more efficiently in the morning, you'll start the day with foods that are most quickly converted into energy: carbohydrates and proteins. If you consistently eat a Hard-Body breakfast of cereals, fruits, and fat-free milk instead of a Homer Simpson breakfast of doughnuts, bacon, and half-and-half, you'll look less and less like the Pillsbury Doughboy and more like the stud muffin that nature intended you to be.

   

Remember, these breakfasts are for our 175-pound, 5-foot-10-inch reference man. You will need to adjust portions up or down a bit relative to your own weight and goals. Also if you can't find some of these items in your area, feel free to make healthy substitutions.

Scrambled-Egg Sandwich

• 2 large whole egg

• 6 large egg whites

• 2 slices whole-wheat bread

• 1 tomato, sliced

• 1/2 cup orange juice

Scramble the whole egg and egg whites in a bowl. Fry them in a pan spritzed with vegetable oil spray, dump them onto the bread, and garnish with sliced tomato. Coat the bread with spicy mustard if you like. If you're wide awake or ambitious, or if you just want to impress yourself, add green peppers, onions, or other vegetables to the eggs. If you're in a hurry, munch on some of the tomato slices while cooking the eggs, toss a couple of slices on the sandwich, wrap the works in a napkin, and eat it while you drive. Gulp down a glass of orange juice on your way out the door. Totals: 476calories, 47.6 g carbohydrates, 40.9 g protein, 10.7 g fat.

	Egg	Egg Whites	Whole-Wheat Bread	Tomato	OJ
Calories	150	92	146	31	57
Carbohydrates (g)	1.2	2	25.8	5.7	12.9
Protein (g)	12.6	21	5.4	1	0.9
Fat (g)	10.6	0	2.4	0.4	0.3

Hot Cereal That’s Whey Cool

• 6 ounces Maypo (or other whole-grain cereal)
• ¼ cup fat-free milk
• 1 teaspoon flaxseed oil
• 1 ounce seedless raisins
• 2 scoop powdered whey protein, such as Designer Protein Chocolate Whey

Mix the Maypo with unsalted water and nuke it. Then mix the milk, flaxseed oil, raisins, and powdered protein into the cereal. The result: a great hot breakfast and only one lousy bowl to wash. Totals: 484 calories, 56 g carbohydrates, 44.5 g protein, 8.8 g fat.

	Maypo	Milk	Flaxseed	Raisins	Whey Protein
Calories	122	47	42	95	178
Carbohydrates (g)	22.6	6	0	22.4	5
Protein (g)	4.1	4.5	0	0.9	35
Fat (g)	1.7	0.3	4.1	0.1	2

Hot Cereal with Vanilla Whey

• 6 ounces Quaker Creamy Wheat Enriched Farina
• ¼ cup fat-free milk
• 1 teaspoon flaxseed oil
• 1 cup unsweetened frozen blackberries
• 2 scoop whey protein, such as Designer Protein French Vanilla Whey


Not a chocolate lover? Try this vanilla variation. Mix farina and unsalted water, and nuke 'em in a bowl. Mix the milk, flaxseed oil, frozen blackberries, and vanilla whey into the cereal. Totals: 443 calories, 52.9 g carbohydrates, 40.9 g protein, 7.3 g fat.

	Farina	Milk	Flaxseed Oil	Blackberries	Whey Protein
Calories	88	47	42	108	158
Carbohydrates (g)	19.2	6	0	23.7	4
Protein (g)	2.6	4.5	0	1.8	32
Fat (g)	0.1	0.3	4.7	0.6	1.6

Turkey Sausage with Cereal

• 2 ounces cooked Louis Rich Turkey Smoked Sausage
• 3/4 cup Kellogg's Complete Oat Bran Flakes
• 1 cup fat-free milk
• 1 teaspoon flaxseed oil
• 2 sliced small bananas    


Cook the sausage in a pan. Serve alongside the cereal, which gets topped with the milk and oil. If you'd rather not go bananas this morning, substitute 12 ounces of OJ. Totals: 550 calories, 84.8 g carbohydrates, 23 g protein, 12.8 g fat.

	Sausage	Bran Flakes	Milk	Flaxseed Oil	Banana
Calories	90	119	93	42	206
Carbohydrates (g)	2.2	23.2	12	0	47.4
Protein (g)	8.1	3.9	9	0	2
Fat (g)	5.4	1.2	0.5	4.7	1

Carrot Muffins and Fruit

• 2 low-fat carrot muffins, about 1.5 ounces each (or any other muffin with 3 grams of fat or less)
• 2 teaspoons soft margarine
• 1 cup fat-free milk
• 1 small orange


If you really hate cleaning up after yourself, this ready-made, grab-and-go breakfast will only dirty a knife and a glass. One knife, one glass? Hell, toss them in the trash. Who's going to miss them? Totals: 545 calories, 90.3 g, carbohydrates, 24.4 g protein, 9 g fat.

	Muffins	Margarine	Milk	Orange
Calories	313	67	93	72
Carbohydrates (g)	62	0	12	16.3
Protein (g)	14	0	9	4
Fat (g)	1	7.4	0.5	1

Grits ‘n’ Raspberries

• 2 packets Quaker Plain Instant Corn Grits
• 4 ounces fresh raspberries
• 1 scoop Designer Protein French Vanilla Whey
• 1 teaspoon flaxseed oil
• 1 cup vanilla soy milk
   

Microwave or cook the grits and mix in the raspberries, whey, and flaxseed oil. If you're lactose intolerant or just plain tired of moo juice, the vanilla soy milk will hit the spot. Totals: 523 calories, 80 g carbohydrates, 29 g protein, 9.6 g fat.

	Grits	Raspberries	Whey Protein	Flaxseed Oil	Soy Milk
Calories	188	63	79	42	151
Carbohydrates (g)	41.2	13.1	2	0	23.7
Protein (g)	4.4	1	16	0	7.6
Fat (g)	0.6	0.7	0.8	4.7	2.8

Strawberry Shake with Milk

• 2 cups fat-free milk
• 16 ounces frozen unsweetened strawberries
• 2 teaspoons flaxseed oil
• 1 ounce toasted plain wheat germ



Pour the milk in the blender, and then toss in the rest of the goodies. The frozen strawberries will make the shake so thick that you'll need a spoon. Totals: 568 calories, 79.5 g carbohydrates, 28.3 g protein, 14.2g fat.

	Milk	Strawberries	Flaxseed Oil	Wheat Germ
Calories	188	179	42	117
Carbohydrates (g)	24	41.4	0	14.1
Protein (g)	18	2	0	8.3
Fat (g)	1.2	0.6	4.7	3

Blue-Plate Breakfast: Diner Pancakes and Eggs

• 3 blueberry pancakes, approximately 1.3 ounces each
• 2 tablespoons reduced-calorie syrup
• 2 teaspoons soft margarine
• 3-egg omelet
• Black coffee


Diners are pure Americana. You can find them just about everywhere. And you can eat hearty without bumping up your pants size. Totals: 680 calories, 72 g carbohydrates, 24.9 g protein, 32.4 g fat.

	Pancakes	Syrup	Margarine	Omelette
Calories	220	121	67	272
Carbohydrates (g)	40	30.2	0	1.8
Protein (g)	6	0	0	18.9
Fat (g)	4	0	7.4	21

Eating Healthy at McDonald’s

• 1 McDonald's Egg McMuffin
• 3 containers orange juice





As guilty pleasures go, the Egg McMuffin isn't the worst offender. Burger King's breakfast biscuit sandwiches contain considerably more fat. Just make sure that the McMuffin is only an occasional indulgence. Totals: 541 calories, 87 g carbohydrates, 20 g protein, 12.5 g fat.

	Egg McMuffin	OJ
Calories	284	257
Carbohydrates (g)	27	60
Protein (g)	17	3
Fat (g)	12	0.5

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A Good Bodybuilding Diet Tips

Bodybuilding Diet Tips

The art of Bodybuilding demands great commitment and will, balanced lifestyle, habitual Exercise and most significantly a balanced and Healthy Diet. Bodybuilders have always been the masters of Dieting. Besides Bodybuilders, there has never been a Sport Athlete who has been able to build their body the exact way they want.

Bodybuilders are able to lose and gain body weight just by adjusting their Diet. Although your Diet is important in order to have that perfect V-Shape body with bulging Muscles a proper Workout is equally important. Many people have the idea that not eating will help them lose weight. It is not a healthy way of shedding extra weight though it is true. Surprisingly, eating well can contribute to Weight Loss. You can’t just go out and eat everything and anything you want and expect to loose weight. If you want to shed weight and shape your body, it calls for a proper Diet Plan.

Whether you wish to keep healthy, or build a Stallone-like physique, you must eat properly to help you boost the process. Now that you know how important a role Healthy Diet Plan plays in the process of Bodybuilding, you may be wondering what a Bodybuilding Diet Plan is all about.
A Bodybuilder’s Diet ought to be comprised of nutrient-laden, healthy foods in appropriate quantities. What do I mean with healthy foods? Here’s an example of a Bodybuilding Diet plan to help you build a well-toned healthy Muscular body.

For breakfast:
1 cup cooked non-instant oatmeal. Seven scrambled eggs (1 whole+6 or more whites).
1 cup coffee.
1 glass of apple juice.

Snack:
1 small glass of water. 1 protein shake.

Lunch:
1 can tuna fish.
2 slices of wheat bread.
1 spoon of sweet relish.
Dash of celery-salt.
1 large glass of water.

2nd snack:
1 protein shake.
1 small glass of water.

Dinner:
1 baked boneless chicken breast, or salmon steak.
1 serving of brown rice.
1 serving of green beans.
1 large glass of water.

Before going to bed:
1 protein shake.
1 small glass of water.

Maybe you notices that the one thing that all of your meals have in common is water. This is because water plays a very important role in your Bodybuilding Diet Plan. Current medical guidelines recommend liquid intake of 8-9 glasses of water per day. Water is essential in boosting your Bodybuilding process, it’s imperative to drink the required amount each day.

So to conclude, for a healthy and a Muscular body it is very important to follow a proper Diet Plan. In case you are Working towards building a Muscular body then considering the above mentioned diet plan along with your Workout program is sure to help you a great deal in achieving your goal faster than you expect.

The Tips is only helpful if you can follow and maintain how is it say exactly. Otherwise its just useless and you can't see the effects on you. Well if its not helpful for you there will be few more Diet tips which is I'll update soon...Hope they may help, so Happy Diet!!

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A Good Bodybuilding Diet Tips

Right Things to Eat

A Good Bodybuilding Diet Tips

If you are looking to begin Bodybuilding, it is important to take into account the role that Diet plays in the whole process. Your body is a more complicated machine than any car, without question. Now, would you put fuel that was made cheaply and carelessly into your car at any time? It’s likely that you would not. Would you put that same cheap, poorly made fuel into your car if you were about to take it on a long, demanding tour which would involve punishing driving? Of course not.

Refueling Bodybuilding

Your body requires the same consideration when it comes to Refueling. Bodybuilding is demanding by its very nature. You are not going to get the toned, sculpted shape that you are after without putting in a lot of work in the Gym. Eating badly is not going to make that process any easier, and it will certainly make it less effective. Bodybuilding Diet is turned into energy by your body, and just as with fuel for a car, different foods will have different energy levels allowing you to go for longer and in more punishing conditions.

Change Bodybuilding Diet Chart

So if you are out of shape because you are eating poorly and not Exercising enough, just deciding to take up Bodybuilding without first looking at your diet will be of limited effectiveness. It is as important to change your Diet as it is to get down to the Gym – perhaps even more so. Getting a good Bodybuilding Diet and training plan locked down will be the absolute minimum effort you require before trying to get that shape you are after.

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A Good Diet Tips For Bodybuilding

Good Bodybuilding Diet

A Good Diet Tips For Bodybuilding

Our bodies are complex machines, which demand to be looked after in the best way possible. This means that you have to put the right kind of Bodybuilding Diet, in the right quantities, into it and at the same time show some kind of respect to limits – there is no point hammering away in the Gym when you have a pulled Muscle because it won’t build as well as it could, and your body will not thank you for the extra pain. Bear in mind that Bodybuilding Exercise has at least three stages – preparation, activity and recovery. For each of those stages you will need to follow the rules in order to benefit.

The Bodybuilding Diet To Begin:

To begin with you will need good “Bodybuilding Diet” which allows you to maintain the Workout. This includes – indeed, is dominated by – Carbohydrates, or “Carbs” as they are often referred to. This food is like the gasoline that makes a car run, and is there in such foods as rice, pasta, bread and potatoes. It is exactly the kind of food that, without an Bodybuilding Diet, can make you put on Weight. This makes it extra important that you are thorough with the Exercise element of your Bodybuilding Diet Plan.

The Bodybuilding Diet Proteins:

You will also need Proteins. Mostly these come in the form of meat (it must be lean meat) and dairy products. This is the Muscle grow part of the Bodybuilding Diet – think of it as the tune-up that gets extra performance out of your car and gives it that extra grunt. Lean beef or pork – not sausages, and if you want a burger it should be 100% beef – as well as Eggs and Milk are great sources of protein.

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