Mid Morning/Afternoon Snacks ??

[ians]

I am trying to up my food intake to the recommended 5-6 meals a day, however im struggling to find convenient things which i can eat mid morning and mid afternoon with my protein shakes !

I know peolpe recommend things like chicken, beef etc - but this is just not possible while i am at work !!

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what i could be eating ?? Perhaps something which i could prepare the night before and keep in the fridge at work !

Im currentlly 198lbs and looking to get to 210lbs.

My cuurent daily intake is :-

Breakfast:-
1 x bowl of cereal
1 x protein shake
1 x 5g Creatine

Mid Morning:-
1 x protein shake

Lunch:-
2 x Sandwhich (Chicken Breast, wholemeal bread)
1 x Apple
1 x Orange
1 x Low fat yoghurt

Mid Afternoon:-
1 x protein shake

Dinner:-
2 x Baked Potato
2 x Chicken Breast
or
1 x Pasta
2 x Chicken Breast

WORKOUT

1 x protein shake
1 x 5g Creatine

Any advice would be very much appreciated !

 

[SpecialK]

Peanut Butter or Peanuts can be very convinient..and also addicting.

 

[Miss LeDix]

What about cottage cheese? I eat it with a cut apple and sprinkle the mix with cinammon. It's a great mix of protien, fiber, calcium!

 

[Tank316]

raw nuts, beef jerky, a ''natural'' peanut butter sandwich.

 

[ians]

Originally posted by Tank316
raw nuts, beef jerky, a ''natural'' peanut butter sandwich.

Any particular type of nut ?? as i was led to believe that although nuts are a good source of protein and carbs, they can contain a large amount of fat !!

 

[Brian_m35]

I agree with Miss LeDix. Cottage cheese is great for a snack. I always make sure to have some in stock in the fridge at work. Some other quick snacks you can bring with you are a few hard boiled eggs ( I eat just the whites from two and the whole of the third ), chicken breasts cooked the night before, or a can or package of tuna. I'm sure some of the experts here can come up with a bunch of other ideas too.

 

[SpecialK]

It's good fat...plus it's good to take with your protein shake, but nuts are high in calories...1/4 of a cup got almost 200...but it's good since you're trying to bulk. Don't eat the whole can...just in moderation. Almonds, cashews and pecans are pretty good for snaking...

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by ians


Any particular type of nut ?? as i was led to believe that although nuts are a good source of protein and carbs, they can contain a large amount of fat !!

raw almonds, walnuts, peanuts, and yes, in moderation.keep in mind, they are good fats.

 

[w8lifter]

Nuts I'd go w/ nuts w/ those shakes....all those that have been mentioned...raw almonds, peanuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, etc.

 

[maggie]

I'd only add to try and get unsalted nuts. I'm able to find unsalted p-nuts.

If there's one thing I hate.....it's salty nuts. Right w8?

 

[ians]

Originally posted by Tank316
raw almonds, walnuts, peanuts, and yes, in moderation.keep in mind, they are good fats.

What about nuts and Raisins ? i am a bit partial to those !!

 

[w8lifter]

Originally posted by maggie
I'd only add to try and get unsalted nuts. I'm able to find unsalted p-nuts.

If there's one thing I hate.....it's salty nuts. Right w8?

Nothing worse than salty nuts maggie

 

[w8lifter]

Oh...and skip the raisins....pure sugar and bad for your teeth!

 

[ians]

Originally posted by w8lifter
Oh...and skip the raisins....pure sugar and bad for your teeth!

Thanks W8 - i will try and keep away from them from now on !!

 

[ponyboy]

You can also add calories to your shakes by adding fruit (strawberries or kiwis are awesome) or even blending peanut butter in with them or some cream (a DP recommendation in his bulking diet).

As for other snacks, if you can stand things like hummus on pitas they are easy to store and fast to make. Just make sure they are whole wheat and made naturally.

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by w8lifter
Oh...and skip the raisins....pure sugar and bad for your teeth!

you said it sweetie.

 

[Claudette]

Is there any real substitution for cottage cheese? I read all the other options, but everyone seems to prefer cottage cheese over anything else, but I can't stand cottage cheese

 

[ians]

Originally posted by Claudette
Is there any real substitution for cottage cheese? I read all the other options, but everyone seems to prefer cottage cheese over anything else, but I can't stand cottage cheese

Neither can i.........anyone got any other suggestions ??

 

[w8lifter]

Well whatever you do...don't mix the last of the chocolate protein w/ your cottage cheese!

 

[Miss LeDix]

I swear, cottage cheese should win some sort of award for being the most hated food. And the post pre-judged. As with many foods, there are many types and brands of cottage cheese. Personally, I prefer a brand called Friendship, the pink container, which low fat. I eat cottage cheese with some sort of fruit. If I eat it with an apple, then I sprinkle the whole thing with cinammon. If I eat it with peach or strawberries, then the juice of the fruit starts to blend with the cottage cheese, and it's yummy!

If you must eat it plain, at least sprinkle some cinammon.

It is not that bad, I promise!

 

[w8lifter]

Oh I love cottage cheese....just not mixed w/ chocolate protein

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by w8lifter
Oh I love cottage cheese....just not mixed w/ chocolate protein

ya big chicken.

 

[Chest Rockwell]

Am I the only freak who mixes whey with cottage cheese?
I like to throw in some peanut butter as well.
I also like peanut butter and eggs
and peanut butter and chicken.

As for a substitute for cottage cheese,
any slow digesting, high quality protein will do.
Plus you can avoid the sugar.
Or
Try takin some cottage cheese, chocolate whey
and a couple of scoops of peanut butter
and mix that shit in a blender.
You won't taste the cottage cheese as much
and the lumpy texture of the cottage cheese
will become nice and smooth.
The texture of the cottage cheese seems to
bother alot of people.

 

[w8lifter]

Hey Chesty....ya like peanut butter or sumthin?

 

[Chest Rockwell]

Yeah w8
Me Chesty, Me Love Peanut Butter!
You know how addiciting that stuff is.
Last night I went to sleep in my room.
When I woke up I found myself laying
on my living room couch with a spoon and
a jar of peanut butter.
I have no memory of when or how I got there.
I shit you not

 

[w8lifter]

lmao I just licked the peanut butter jar clean...Mmmmm, yummy

 

[Chest Rockwell]

This is the first time in my life that
I wish I was a peanut butter jar
hehe!

 

[Mudge]

I'm eating 1 pound containers of cottage cheese at work, 54g protein per.

BTW, chocolate whey with cottage cheese IMO does NOT MIX, blech

 

[w8lifter]

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell
This is the first time in my life that
I wish I was a peanut butter jar
hehe!

Weren't you a bike seat the other day? Now you're a peanut butter jar....

 

[Chest Rockwell]

You are right.
But now I wanna be a peanut butter flavored bicycle seat.
The perfect combo.
I'll have woman sit on my face and then lick me clean.