My Diet...Comments plz!

[ps2cho]

Diet:

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Breakfast 6am:
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1/2 cup oatmeal : 5g protein 150 calories
1 bowl of Special K /w Strawberries : 6g protein 100 calories
1 cup of 1% Lowfat Milk: 11g protein 110 calories
Possibly Banana when theirs any available
Orange Juice : 110 calories 2g protein
Multivitamin

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Mid Day Snack in between classes 9-10pm
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4 pieces of brown bread with cheese : 3g protein 100 calories per slice (12g protein 400 calories) cheese=7g protein 110calories


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Lunch 12:30 pm
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School Burrito (Its crap i know) : 22g protein 325 calories


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Snack when i get home from school 3pm
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Protein shake with 1 quart 1% lowfat milk : 65g protein 1600 calories

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Dinner 6-7pm
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Usually Chicken or Steak with salad or carrots,peas and sweetcorn: 30g protein 400 calories

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5 Meals.....Total: 142g Protein, 3195 calories

Can i get some suggestions on how to up the protein and calories. I want to bulk as i believe im underweight.
I definatly work out enough, so im not lacking in that department. I work out the specific area and let it heal for 3-4 days, then go again.

Any comments/suggestions welcome!

 

[NEW_IN_THE_GAME]

why didnt u list your carbs? maybe like 150-175 grams protein, 2-3 grams carbs per pound or more if you gain slow. so about265-400 grams carbs or more. and like 70 grams of fat.

good bulk is to add creatine, i take 5 grams twice a day. nitric oxide supps. protein powder, rice and oats are a good source of protein(protein powder) and carbs(rice and oats)

 

[ps2cho]

I was on creatine, but it was my first time and it was a pretty pathetic one. 1.5g a go...Not much whatsoever. This weekend i will be purchasing some higher quality stuff. Used up all my protein powder too...Gotta eat lots of protein rich foods this week to make up for the lost protein in my whey.

 

[Gordo]

That 3pm "snack" is overload....too much protein in one sitting and way too many cals.

You could probably shift a good amount into your 9am snack ...Emma's gonna tell ya to dump the bread anyway.

Add casein or cottage cheese as a meal b4 bed (usually taken with a fat.....quite often peanut butter or almond butter).

Personally I'd dump the sugary cereal in the morning and just go with a full cup of oats and add in some real berries.

 

[ps2cho]

Is Special K with strawberries really loaded with that much sugar?

I am trying to get as many calories as i can. I have serious problems gaining weight here. I just CANT DO IT ! Weightlifting, Increased food intake, Growing and still no weight gained over an entire year. Last year in July i was 130 almost a year and a half later, im still 130...

 

[Gordo]

Is Special K with strawberries really loaded with that much sugar?

I am trying to get as many calories as i can. I have serious problems gaining weight here. I just CANT DO IT ! Weightlifting, Increased food intake, Growing and still no weight gained over an entire year. Last year in July i was 130 almost a year and a half later, im still 130...

10g in 1 cup....I'd say that's a lot...plus look at the profile....it's pretty high GI and nutritionally stripped of everything natural....

rice, sugar (in the top 3 is never good), whole grain wheat (processed though)...
even HFCS is in there (that's never good).

1 g fiber (pretty small amount in a serving)

ask yourself, if it's so wholesome and good for you, why do they feel they need to add sugar?

like I said....you'd be better off with a big bowl of oats and add your own fresh (or frozen) berries. Have a side of eggs and that's breakfast.


compare pearl barley to Special K and I think you'll see the difference....look at fiber, protein, carbs, fat....hands down winner:

Nutritional Information for
Barley, Pearl
Serving Size 1/4 cup(50g)
Servings Per Container 17.00
Calories 180.00
Calories from Fat 5.00
Total Fat 1.00g
Saturated Fat 0.00g
Cholesterol 0.00mg
Sodium 4.00mg
Total Carbohydrate 39.00g
Dietary Fiber 8.00g
Sugars 0.00g
Protein 5.00g
Ingredients pearled barley


and special K w. berries:
http://www.kelloggs.com/cgi-bin/brandpages/fileBlob.pl?md5=62a81161a75bedc53c736d4385b1c8e5


heck even pit it against good 'ol quick oats:
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Weight (g) : 40
Calories: 150
Total Fat (g): 3
Protein (g): 5
Total CHO (g): 27
Exchange Values : 1-1/2 starch/bread

http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/Products/SQO/SQO-QuickOats.cfm

simply put, there are better choices.

Growing is a matter of eating....your choices will make the difference as well.

You don't list you carb intake....but likely it's too low if you aren't gaining weight.
Your output is exceeding your input...nothing more magical than that.

focus on...Brown rice, sweet potato (or yams), oats, pearl barley, beans etc...

 

[Stu]

lol 1/2 your calories come from 1 shake, what kind of diet is that?

I wouldnt include the protien from incomplete sources like orange juice and oats, i would just add up the grams of complete protein from things like meat fish and eggs etc.

 

[garethhe]

you can bench 185 and you weigh 131 lbs? i think that's pretty impressive