3370 calorie consumption

You don't have to follow this recipe, this is just a guide. Feel free to add what ever and tweak to your liking but this has a heap of good fats, natural sugars, good protein and complex carbs.. far better than ice cream!.. depends what bulk you are going for, icecream will give you a dirty bulk.

One scoop of whey - 20-30 grams of protein
500ml of milk (skim or low fat)
1 banana
1 - 1.5 cups of Oates
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
blend it all up - add the whey while it's blending so the powder doesn't stick to the sides of the blender.

Total: just over 1000 calories, 125g carbs, 30grams of fat, 65grams protein.

3300 cals is not a lot. Look at my diary.

Might be looking at the wrong thing, but your diary says you only consume 2k cals, doesn't even show a goal

The concept of looking in the past eludes you.

You don't have to follow this recipe, this is just a guide. Feel free to add what ever and tweak to your liking but this has a heap of good fats, natural sugars, good protein and complex carbs.. far better than ice cream!.. depends what bulk you are going for, icecream will give you a dirty bulk.

One scoop of whey - 20-30 grams of protein
500ml of milk (skim or low fat)
1 banana
1 - 1.5 cups of Oates
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
blend it all up - add the whey while it's blending so the powder doesn't stick to the sides of the blender.

Total: just over 1000 calories, 125g carbs, 30grams of fat, 65grams protein.

What's a dirty bulk? I like ice creams, and I don't wanna be dirty. Am I gonna die now?

You don't have to follow this recipe, this is just a guide. Feel free to add what ever and tweak to your liking but this has a heap of good fats, natural sugars, good protein and complex carbs.. far better than ice cream!.. depends what bulk you are going for, icecream will give you a dirty bulk.

One scoop of whey - 20-30 grams of protein
500ml of milk (skim or low fat)
1 banana
1 - 1.5 cups of Oates
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
blend it all up - add the whey while it's blending so the powder doesn't stick to the sides of the blender.

Total: just over 1000 calories, 125g carbs, 30grams of fat, 65grams protein.

What's a dirty bulk? I like ice creams, and I don't wanna be dirty. Am I gonna die now?

Dirty bulk= gaining muscle/body weight by fitting anything into your macro's.

You don't have to follow this recipe, this is just a guide. Feel free to add what ever and tweak to your liking but this has a heap of good fats, natural sugars, good protein and complex carbs.. far better than ice cream!.. depends what bulk you are going for, icecream will give you a dirty bulk.

One scoop of whey - 20-30 grams of protein
500ml of milk (skim or low fat)
1 banana
1 - 1.5 cups of Oates
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
blend it all up - add the whey while it's blending so the powder doesn't stick to the sides of the blender.

Total: just over 1000 calories, 125g carbs, 30grams of fat, 65grams protein.

Is that my recipe??? I post something very similar...

2 scoops chocolate whey
1. banana
4tbs peanut butter
2 cups milk
1 cup oats.

this is about 1,200 calories.

Really? Never seen it, been having this for years. Awesome tasting though right?

So to reach my goal of 190 lbs i need to have a daily goal of 3370 calories. I eat a lot but after the calculations my food is just abundant and not really rich in calories. Any ideas what foods i should target to help me with that goal?

fast food..seriously.

I'm fairly new to MFP and have just been perusing some of the threads and I'm reading some of the suggestions on foods to eat on order to get in all your calories and I am, to say the least, surprised to See things like ice creme, full fat millk, etc. So are you all sayo.g that If someone keeps falling below their calories, that its ok to eat these foods in order to meet your calorie goal? I'm really tryin.g to gain an understanding of What folks are doing to lose their weight and it sounds like you can eat anything as Long as ou take in the right amount of calories. I know that I should make my melas as healthy as possible, but when I go all out in that direction, my calories are waaay below goal. I guess If I keep typing I will answer my own question. Sounds like If, after eating healthy meals, f I'm still below calories, that it is Then ok to eat higher calorie foods to hit goal? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!

Hello di, thanks for responding. I think I'm kinda getting how I take everyones info and make it my own. I guess I'm still scared to eat certain foods (Bread, pasta, ice cream, etc) and when I "diet" I cut them out. BUT What I'm realizing is that I don't have to. So I'm gonna add these things back in to help meet my calorie goals. I need to add that another reason I cut way back on starchy carbs is that I'm diabetic, so I try to never overindulge in them when I do occassionally eat them. I will buy Brown rice, noodles, real whole wheat Bread, use coconut oil more and not beat myself up If I have ice crema sometimes. As a diabetic I know how to adjust carbs and mix them well with protein and fat. Thanks for everyones posts, they were all Very helpful.

I'm fairly new to MFP and have just been perusing some of the threads and I'm reading some of the suggestions on foods to eat on order to get in all your calories and I am, to say the least, surprised to See things like ice creme, full fat millk, etc. So are you all sayo.g that If someone keeps falling below their calories, that its ok to eat these foods in order to meet your calorie goal? I'm really tryin.g to gain an understanding of What folks are doing to lose their weight and it sounds like you can eat anything as Long as ou take in the right amount of calories. I know that I should make my melas as healthy as possible, but when I go all out in that direction, my calories are waaay below goal. I guess If I keep typing I will answer my own question. Sounds like If, after eating healthy meals, f I'm still below calories, that it is Then ok to eat higher calorie foods to hit goal? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!

If you've had as much nutrient rich food as you can eat for the day, then it's pretty likely you've met your needs for vitamins and minerals. You won't get any more benefit from getting more of vits/minerals than you need, but your body still needs fuel, so you will benefit from eating the rest of your calories.

Your body fat can only supply so much of its energy per day. Once that amount is exceeded, any additional calories come from eating up your muscle tissue. That is why you should meet your calorie goal for the day.

So you see, the point is that you need to get calories in but don't need anything else. Calorie dense foods are not bad for you in and of themselves, they are only 'bad' when you are using them to replace so much of your other foods that you end up lacking in vitamins and minerals.

In other words, yes, eat whatever it is that makes you happy in order to get the rest of your calories in.

Eggs, Oates, nuts, fruits ..
junk food works if you're looking to eat dirty.
Idk what your preferences are.