Bulk up

mrflipmode

High, does anyone have any good tips on healthy foods with high calories.
I'm slim (not skinny ) and finding it hard to consume so much food.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

xXGearheadXx

Hit your protein goals then eat whatever you like. When i bulk, I simply hit my 180-200g protein a day (a little more than i need but who cares), then eat whatever. Ice cream, peanut butter sandwich, pizza, bbq, whatever. If you're eating pretty healthy through the day, it doesn't really matter, just get those calories.

ndj1979

you want to make sure that a majority of your calories are coming from carbs, so I would say plan to get about .85 grams of protein per pound of body weight; .45 grams of fat, and fill in rest with carbs.

As long as you are getting adequate nutrition, it is fine to eat calorie dense foods like pasta, bagels, ice cream, pizza etc to fill in your calorie needs.

Longevity100

What does a typical day of eating look like for you? I find that most people don't have a solid "base plan" or know how to create one. I start my clients eating 4 meals per day as outlined in this simple inforgraphic.

After having the base plan in place for 3months then we play around with tweaks if necessary (which is not too often)

RoxieDawn

Calorie dense.. some good ones on the list that are on the healthy side..

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1

mrflipmode

A big thank you to you all for taking the time out to help.
I've just joined the site and you all seem like a great bunch of helpful people.

Cheers !

pbryd

I aim for

0.8-1g / 1lb for protein
0.4g / 1lb or less for fat

Then I use carbs for the rest to hit my calorie goal.

I found if I rely on too much fat, my weight gain goes straight on my waist.

My main carb sources are weetabix, rice, bread and bananas.

TavistockToad

Peanut butter

janejr2016

Milk

NRBreit

xXGearheadXx wrote: »

Hit your protein goals then eat whatever you like. When i bulk, I simply hit my 180-200g protein a day (a little more than i need but who cares), then eat whatever. Ice cream, peanut butter sandwich, pizza, bbq, whatever. If you're eating pretty healthy through the day, it doesn't really matter, just get those calories.

I agree with this. Make sure you get your protein in and then eat whatever you want. Trying to eat 3,000+ 'clean' calories will drive you crazy. Milk, peanut butter, nuts/trail mix/dried fruits are great bulking tools.

jdscrubs32

mrflipmode wrote: »

A big thank you to you all for taking the time out to help.
I've just joined the site and you all seem like a great bunch of helpful people.

Cheers !

Would agree with all the above posts. I was like you when I first started bulking. Its an awful lot of calories alright. What I found helped was pre logging my day so I know what I was eating and when which would prevent situations where its 9pm in the evening, you have a million calories left and you are wondering how to fill them.

jdscrubs32

janejr2016 wrote: »

Milk

Would definitely agree with this. I drank 2 200ml of milk every day while bulking. Handy way to get the calories in.

Keladelphia

Nut butter/ raw nuts are my go to when i'm eating in a surplus, a few tablespoons on a slice or two of bread easily adds a few hundred calories to my day without much effort.

JeffMatchett

Mix everything (except oats and grains) into a smoothie if you can handle the disgusting taste and texture. Mask with protein powders, chocolate works best.

janejr2016

Ice cream before bed like rich piano

trigden1991

janejr2016 wrote: »

Ice cream before bed like rich piano

Whatever it takes