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Anybody here good at guessing calories based on a picture? Here's a Cobb Salad.
I'm shooting for around 3000 calories per day, on a pretty slow bulk. To make a long story short, for the next 12 days I will be eating a Cobb Salad from a bar near my house. It would be nice to know the approximate calorie count so I'm getting enough food. Here is a picture of the salad: http://i.imgur.com/oHRwD4l.jpg I…
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Protein/Casein "Fluff" without fruit?
I'm sure many of you have heard of protein or casein fluff, right? Typically it looks something like this: 40g casein powder 200g mashed berries (strawberry, blueberry, etc.) 2-3 oz of milk or water. Mash/mix together in a bowl then use an electric mixer, blend on high speed for 8-10 minutes and it grows huge, fluffy, and…
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Adding that "CRUNCH" to your taco salad!
So I make taco salad often - lean ground beef, lettuce, greek yogurt, salsa, hot sauce, peppers, olives, dressing... and of course we all need something in there to provide that nice CRUNCH. Problem is, that's where a lot of excess, unnecessary calories can get lumped in. Not saying that I'm against eating regular tortilla…
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Shedding the "water weight" ...Should diet be altered?
The quick facts: my normal caloric intake / macros are about 2400 cals with a 40% carb, 35% protein, 25% fat split (that's what I aim for, anyway lol). 6'2", normally about ~176 lbs. Workouts 4x/week (Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri), lifting heavy w/ no cardio. This weekend, the wife & I decided to take a mini-vacation up north to…
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Garbanzo Canned Bean Question (involving product weight)
So I bought a can of garbanzo beans the other day. I believe a serving is ~135g or something like that, with the net weight on the front being about 425g, so naturally the "servings per container" was 'About 3' or something like that. Anyway, the can is obviously full of beans, but also salty water. When drained, all of…
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Your 3-minute Or Less go-to Sandwiches.
Besides the obvious ones like PB&J or simple ham & cheese, etc., what quick & easy sandwiches do you often make? Here's one that I do quite often: -crack/scramble 1 egg into microwave dish, microwave for 50-60 sec. -spread hummus on piece of bread -layer with a couple slices of deli meat -scoop scrambled egg patty on top…
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Macros for products not totaling up to equal calories.
For example. Original Fiber One cereal: http://www.generalmills.com/~/media/Images/Brands/Nutritional_Images/Big_G/Fiber_One.ashx 1g fat --> 1*9 = 9 cals 25g carbs --> 25*4 = 100 cals 2g protein --> 2*4 = 8 cals 100 + 9 + 8 = 117 cals, yet this serving only has 60 calories as listed. My initial thought, are the carbs "from…
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Replacing Sour Cream w/ Green Yogurt. Your Food Hacks?
Ever since the suggestion to replace sour cream w/ greek yogurt, I haven't looked back. Tastes great on tacos, in taco salad, on quesadillas... Its got that slight tang to it with none of the fat & a little protein boost! Walden farms makes some good products (chocolate syrup, pancake syrup, raspberry vinaigarette) but…
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Working out AM, most of my eating done PM.
Hello. 6'2", ~180# male here, currently lifting heavy about 4x/week. Not trying to cut or bulk at the moment, just got off a big cut & trying to maintain for a bit. Currently running @ 2400 calories, shooting for 53g fat, 270g carbs, & 210g protein (though my fat is usually a little over & carbs are usually under). To make…
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Mental Block of Carbs > Protein, anyone else?
Hello. I'll (try to) be brief. I'm a 24yo male, approximately 6'2", mesomorph-ish body type. As an acid craft beer & food fan, I started getting pudgy. My highest weight was 215 lb, & my face, belly, & overall body was noticeably chubby, to me. I decided to do something about it. To make a long story short, I did two…
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Things to add to Waffle / Pancake mix (mainly for protein) ?
I have a nice waffle/protein batter that has 30g carbs & 12g protein for one serving (3-ish pancakes, depending on size). This is fine with me, but I'd like to add something to them to try & get closer to a 1:1 carb to protein ratio. PLEASE DO NOT SAY PROTEIN POWDER. I'm aware I could to this. But it messes with the…
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Estimating calories / carbs in items like this.
So this will be my food tomorrow for work. I have a 2x ON whey protein shake with chia seeds, and this for lunch: http://i.imgur.com/3bq5MPJ.jpg I just got off a cut, from 195# down to 175#. Started eating at maintenance & a new lifting routine. Got up to about 181# and my gains were plateauing on some lifts. Going to try…
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A few questions on longer term goals... (lots of text)
Hello there. I will try to be somewhat brief as to not bore everyone here. I am a 24-year old male, 6' 2" tall. Due to lack of exercise & a love for craft beer, I used to be kind of chubby, weighing in around ~205 lb or so. I looked very "loose", especially my ab area. I started doing P90X to get some exercise in, every…
