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Nice one gareth.
As for my protein, no more than 1/4 of it comes from powder, and on some days none, and I average a good 200g per day.![]()
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Nice one gareth.
As for my protein, no more than 1/4 of it comes from powder, and on some days none, and I average a good 200g per day.![]()
Nooo delves i've been working in IT for the uni in Buckingham for 8months!
barbell has many applications ez curl bar few. You do the math.
But in the end you'll need both
Nice one gareth.
As for my protein, no more than 1/4 of it comes from powder, and on some days none, and I average a good 200g per day.![]()
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if money is an issue protein powder and milk will work out a lot cheaper than real foods. Meat costs a bomb when i go wholefood my average weekly bill for food will be in the region of £100, could get it down to about 70 without any luxuries. Thats 280 a month at best 400 at worst (hope you have a good job) with powders used 3/4 of the time it can be as little as 150 a month, much more reasonable!
Well I have no job due to being made redundant not long ago! That's where my issue arises
So powders might have to be an option till I get some money behind me, which seems to be harder than finding blood in a stone at the moment.
yes m8, powders are the way if cash is tight. Fact is 60 quid of unflavoured whey from MP (10kg) will last me a month easy, even on 4 shakes a day. As your not so big/heavy it should last you even longer, leaving more free cash for some nice big chicken dinners and steaks !![]()
if money is an issue protein powder and milk will work out a lot cheaper than real foods. Meat costs a bomb when i go wholefood my average weekly bill for food will be in the region of £100, could get it down to about 70 without any luxuries. Thats 280 a month at best 400 at worst (hope you have a good job) with powders used 3/4 of the time it can be as little as 150 a month, much more reasonable!
Actually interesting challenge, who can put together the cheapest weekly shop from online supermarket prices for a diet containing 200g of protein a day? Fats must be low and so must carbs it must be a reasonable diet proffering 200g of protein in around 2800 kcal.
Be interesting to see how cheap it could be done!
yes m8, powders are the way if cash is tight. Fact is 60 quid of unflavoured whey from MP (10kg) will last me a month easy, even on 4 shakes a day. As your not so big/heavy it should last you even longer, leaving more free cash for some nice big chicken dinners and steaks !![]()
This is how I do my weekly shop
pack of ASDA 1kg oats or two (50p a bag), asda brown rice (£1.20), hovis brown nutty bread(1.30), 2 bags of cheap frozen veg(1.50), bunch of bananas(£1), bunch of cheap apples(£1), (£5)8 tins of tuna, (3.20?)8 pints of milk, 2 packs of 400g asda mince (£2), 450?g of asda turkey meat (2.97), a large bottle of 'good oil' (£5?) with whats left I'll get some salmon or some chicken
edit: I got though 6pints of milk in a day yesterday![]()
"If you were to consume 300 Calories in pure protein (such as by a pure protein powder, or eggwhites, or something similar), the Thermogenic Effect would burn off 81 of those calories just during the act of digestion, leaving you with 219 calories."
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/371448/understanding_the_thermogenic_effects.html?cat=5
I was just looking up what this meant, and I doubt the guy who was asking for advice had any clue what it was either, but it seems that (to put it bluntly) you don't know what it means either. That link contradicts the only "fact" you stated about it.
I'm not looking to be a stirrer but every time I see this tab open I think "now thats just not right"!
Obviously if money is tight then protein shakes are a fantastic cheap way of getting that extra protein in.
100g of chicken contains abotu 45g of protein though depending on how you cook it it denatures and you could end up with as little as 20g. Best way to maintain the protein is to boil it but that's boring as hell.
Oily fish such as mackerel typically has 20g per 100g.
Then of course you have red meats and pork to take into consideration.
Then there are pulses, dairy products, beans and eggs, nuts etc... It's not hard to get 200g of protein in.
A few eggs and some porrdige in the morning comes to near on 30g alone.
I love my porridge, eggs, and tuna so that's no biggy there
I used to eat a fair amount of chicken during the week, but we haven't had any vast amounts of it for the past month or two, moneys tight in the household at the moment due to certain circumstances![]()
If moneys tight I often sneak up to tesco's before they close and stack up on reduced meats and fish as they're going out of date within the next day or two. Freeze them up and they do you for donkeys. Also if you take a trip to the butcher they often do meat packs of basically a ton of stuff at reduced price. The second option may not be so attractive as this is still expensive, but cheaper than going all out. But raiding the supermarket of reduced stuff does me well, make a fair saving on steaks especially, nothing like a massive bit of rump for a 1/3 its original price
How in the name of hell does that last u a week!
400g mince? ok thats about 4 meals max with the veg. The turkey meat might in some way make up another 4 then the tuna makes up some light meals lets say a can per day. So ignoring the other non protein containing foodstuffs (which we can assume go with the meals) you only have enough food for about 4 days not 7.
for me a 400g mince would make 2 portions of chilli or bolognese (obviously i rarely do pasta unless its lunch) i would buy 1.8kg chicken breast thats 6 servings at 300g each which i would throw in with some chicken tonight spanish sauce (pretty healthy compared to most pre made sauces). That takes care of about 8 main meals, lunch/dinner type then i have 24 eggs which makes 5 breakfasts at 5 eggs per day scrambled. Then id get say 2 large rump steaks (low quality ones, ive got this kick ass tenderizer full of banned items like msg that makes any steak taste like butter!) veg and other bits and the final meals would either be cheats (meals out, the odd shish kebab (not to be confused with DONER kebab!)) thats about my week. Your weekly shop looks like my average snack lol!
What i ate yesterday
Woke up had shake 60g unflavoured whey 50g fine oats
5 cups coffee (im addicted what can i say)
breakfast at 10, 5 eggs scrambled with salt pepper and balsamic vinegar
lunch 2 med chicken breasts grilled with serving of veg (chargrill seasoned yum)
Mid afternoon shake 60g protein
Dinner 350g steak peas boiled pots (because im not cutting)
mid evening Whey shake 60g protein (sometimes i have a large pot of natural yoghurt)
Pre bed Whey and casein shake
Thats a pretty usual day for me, cant seem to get enough carbs in but then i try to have carb up days where i eat baguettes and such or eggs on toast etc
Quorn baby, quorn! It's awesome as a protein source and very low in saturated fat. Perfect for a stir fry, and it actually tastes really good! I've always got a few bags in the freezer and it means you don't have to have chicken for lunch and dinner everyday!!![]()
breakfast at 10, 5 eggs scrambled with salt pepper and balsamic vinegar