Meal prep general: share ideas, meals, and tips
One of my questions: is it bad to eat (mostly) the same thing everyday?
I meal prepped last summer and ate chicken, rice/potatoes, and green beans twice a day all summer (plus breakfast and dinner).
Is that bad for making gains (former skelly)?
>>41375096
no it's fine
also, can I freeze steak, broccoli and rice altogether? It's easier to just desfrost and eat afterwards
>>41375174
steak will be like rubber if you freeze and reheat, use roast beef instead
>>41375202
thanks, and what about ground beef?
>>41375262
Ground is fine. Depends on what you made though. Things like chili work best (lots of moisture for even reheating).
2lb ground beef
2 eggs
breadcrumbs
onion
mix it up
make into patties
fry it
cook up rice
put patties and rice into containers
clean up mess
>>41375262
Ground beef reheats fine, you just need to make sure you are either draining as much fat off as you can or buying lean ground beef. I prefer it due to the fact that you can flavor it more thoroughly with less prep (e.g. Mixing the spices directly into the beef versus letting a steak set overnight).
Another thing that might just be my imagination, but I would wager ground beef is easier to digest and utilize due to the fact it has already been broken down via being ground up. I might be wrong though.
Also what's a good 3rd prep meal, if I don't want the same thing/meat?
I go to work and eat the two chickens, and go directly to the gym. I need a lot of calories, so what is a calorie dense meal I can prep and take on the go?
>hard mode
Can't have dairy
>>41375096
the best meal prepped food is vegetable pad thai with brown rice noodles. good macros and micros, add protein to meet your requirements.
>>41375317
tuna and rice
I usually cook everyday because I don't like reheated food. I prep my carbs, I have breakfast in the morning, a big shake in the afternoon, and usually 1lb of meet at night.
anyone else here use mini mason jars to pack meals to avoid getting #phytoestrogen gainz?
>>41375396
What kind of tinfoil do you use for your hat?
I am about to start focusing on bulking up since my torso looks somewhat child-like after losing weight.
I need a good rotation of meals (preferably not just ingredient suggestion, but meals) that will help me get take in 165 grams of protein and 2118 calories a day.
I don't need it spoon fed to me since I can calculate how much I need to fit this scheme, I just want a good rotation of three or so variations for the three meals that I will be eating.
When I decided to figure this out by myself, I came to the conclusion that I should eat 9 eggs in the morning which kind of seems crazy to me.
Also I'm confused about pre-workout and post-workout meals. Are these your regular meals like lunch-breakfast-dinner, or something else?
>>41375096
I posted this in another thread but this is what I eat every day and I only prep my meals once a day
Breakfast/Lunch, split into 2 shakes
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2.5 cups frozen blueberries, blackberries, raspberries mix
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2-3 cups of Greek yogurt
2 bananas
1 avocado
3 cups spinach
2 scoops protein powder
2 spoons peanut butter
1 cup oats
Dinner
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5 oz chicken
4 eggs
Milk
And throughout the day I have
1/2 cup salted almonds
1/2 cup salted peanuts
>>41376500
Is the shake thing a meme or should I consider it?
>>41376526
It saves a lot of time and allows me to consume 1000 cals in a few minutes. I'd give it a shot at least
For my dinner I had 4 diet beers.
My usual prep for 1 week
1kg of chicken
2 broccolis
1 cauliflower
400g green beans
700 g basmati rice
Slice chicken thinly
Marinate in olive oil + garlic + onions + random herbs for 2 hours
Cook veggies and rice like usual
Grill chicken
Put in 6 tupperware things and 1 plate for now
And to make shit edible I make a satay sauce which I freeze and reheat every time
1 jar of peanut butter (400g)
1 chopped onion
2 chili peppers
100ml soy sauce
100ml water
Saute onions and pepper
Add everything else in any order you like
Stir and heat untill you think it's ready
>>41379307
thanks for the satay recipe
tfw basic
>>41375309
kuftaci a?
>>41379572
does chicken brocolli and rice have all the micros you need
>>41379572
are you cutting on extremely low calories or just wasting money on like 200g of protein a day?
>>41375309
fry it are you fucking 500lbs
>>41375202
If take it out in the morning and let it defrost for a few hours there isnt really a difference, then again I eat my steak rare..
>>41380101
each container is only 51g protein what
anyone else worried about maintaining food? My refrigerator is kinda shitty
>>41375096
Alright bro's. I am going to the grocery store. I need 10 days worth of food that I am going to prep out and throw in the freezer. Tell me what to get!
>6 foot tall
>200 lbs. 17% body fat
>Going on a cut
>>41380526
so, 50% of your daily requirement
and like 15% of your daily carb requirement
just saying
>>41380703
yes. i eat one a day for lunch
you'll notice there are 7 there
are u ok
>>41380714
Kek
>>41380694
Bring your mom if you want someone to hold your hand!
>>41380694
Here's what I do:
4 cups rice
4 boiling potatoes
2 can Black Beans
1 Onion
2 Bell Peppers
3-4 jalapenos
3-4 tomatoes
Mushrooms
1lb Extra lean ground beef
2 cans tomato paste
Chop and cook all the veg, potatoes, beans, tomato paste, tomatoes in a huge pot with the rice while it cooks.
Fry the extra lean ground beef in some oil of your choice. Combine once rice and potato finish cooking.
I use salt and pepper to taste.
EZ
>>41380848
Excellent choice!
Does everyone just do chicken / rice / broccoli
Hard boiled eggs?
Sandwhiches
Greek yogert
Are these good?
>>41380810
>Tfw that's the only female hand I held in my life