indian food and bodybuilding

[zeeeeeeeeee]

Hi All,

I'm indian and therefore alot of indian food is cooked in the home, can a good diet plan be created from indian food? If so, is it possible to work out the calories etc?

[asianstyles]

Hi All,

I'm indian and therefore alot of indian food is cooked in the home, can a good diet plan be created from indian food? If so, is it possible to work out the calories etc?

With all cuisines, there are healthy foods and not so healthy foods. So I am sure you can make a good diet from Indian food. Watch out from the deep fried dishes and the dishes that are heavy on the cream and butter. Calories from those dishes add up fast.

Edit: You are 134. Are you trying to bulk or cut?

[briantsullivan1]

I am American but my pops loves spicy Indian food. I know he makes lots of garbanzo beans with tons of veges, and i throw in brown rice and you have a heavenly meal.

[eriplex]

go light on the rice, bread and sauce and you are okay. I love Indian food. I've bought pre-made sauces from Trader Joe's and their garlic naan (which rocks!) and diced up some chicken and made a meal of eat. Just watched portions with the sauce and good to go =)

[firasnas]

go light on the rice, bread and sauce and you are okay. I love Indian food. I've bought pre-made sauces from Trader Joe's and their garlic naan (which rocks!) and diced up some chicken and made a meal of eat. Just watched portions with the sauce and good to go =)

garlic naan is bomb mmmm, also chicken tica and lamb soo good haha

[synthetic]

tandoori chicken.. healthiest and ebst tasting indian food there is.... watch out for the naan breads, normally they use margarines

[eriplex]

chicken tikka and naan.....man...do want

veggie vindaloo too!

[Murderfox]

Just had some indian food for dinner :P. But yea portion sizes are pretty much what you gotta keep in consideration as well as the sauces & stuff but i mean,if you cook it at home you shouldn't have a hard time at all controlling what goes into the meals.

[dat]

Curry = best bulking food ever.

[TeenMisc]

go light on the rice, bread and sauce and you are okay

what the hell else is there left to eat?

Nvm just saw 1234lbs.

[Chaohinon]

You can make a halfway decent curry sauce just by pureeing some crushed tomatoes, red chiles, garlic, and corresponding spices. Combine that with chicken, lentils, veggies, serve on a bed of whole grain rice/couscous and OMNOMNOM

[watertoy]

Tell me exactly what indian dishes/meals/recipes you eat.

Just curry bread, Rice etc. might be too weak.

The curry lamb meat would be okay.

Do you use many eggs in the cooking? They are great.

[jkrokk]

are you vegetarian? if so that may be a problem

[Mr-Paradox]

Ah man, indian food rocks so much. Chicken Vindaloo+Peshwaari Naan and I am in heaven!

[youngbey]

i'm indian and from my experience bulking is easy with indian food but cutting is hard. since you weight 134, you probably want to bulk first, just eat lots of the meat curry and rice to go with it. when you cut you will have to change things up

[gurby]

Hey there im also indian, you should eat dhaal (lentil soup) has decent amount of protien, chapati itself should have quite a lot of carbs i should think?

[Nocturnal310]

Indian food is high carb, low protein.

lots of use of potato, cheese (paneer) in the cooking.

not good for bodybuilding.

u should get protein supplement...

[queenofswords]

Indian food is high carb, low protein. lots of use of potato, cheese (paneer) in the cooking. not good for bodybuilding....

Talk about a generalization. There are plenty of meat dishes in indian cooking, and if u cook it uself, u can control how much protein/carbs go into ur meal. Even besides meat, there are other great sources of protein in indian cooking like lentils in "dhaal" which another post mentioned.

[Murderfox]

Talk about a generalization. There are plenty of meat dishes in indian cooking, and if u cook it uself, u can control how much protein/carbs go into ur meal. Even besides meat, there are other great sources of protein in indian cooking like lentils in "dhaal" which another post mentioned.

This. They have plenty of healthy foods that would fit in a bodybuilding diet. Take some time to actually look at some & you'll realize it.

[Blacksmith80]

Hi All,

I'm indian and therefore alot of indian food is cooked in the home, can a good diet plan be created from indian food? If so, is it possible to work out the calories etc?

i tried indian food few times and didnt like it, so idk what you guys have on the menu usually. but if u are indian, you have to be smart and good with calculations, so find out what you need to gain muscles ( how many proteins, carbs, cals ) and then improvise. bb is not cheap sport bc of food at the first place, so you probably wont like that fact

[Nocturnal310]

Talk about a generalization. There are plenty of meat dishes in indian cooking, and if u cook it uself, u can control how much protein/carbs go into ur meal. Even besides meat, there are other great sources of protein in indian cooking like lentils in "dhaal" which another post mentioned.

daal? ..r u kiddin me?... 10 bowls of daal = 1 fillet of fish.

no comparison.


u ll consume lots of carbs before u get some proteins...i.e roti (bread), rice and side veggies.

average indian consumes lot more vegetables than meat....its only in north of india that people consume chicken...that too has lot of butter & oil.

ya it does have proteins....but indian food isnt designed for bodybuilding

go talk to some indian family and ask them whats cookin for dinner and u ll know.

[faisji]

Some good advice about indian food by indians.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...postcount=1930

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...postcount=1932

[queenofswords]

daal? ..r u kiddin me?... 10 bowls of daal = 1 fillet of fish.

no comparison. ya it does have proteins....but indian food isnt designed for bodybuilding.

err sorry, but what cusine is "designed" for bodybuilding?

Dhaal wouldn't be a high source of protein, but if this thread is about the nutritional merit of indian foods then dhaal is one of a few options, albeit not the highest protein one.

[Zody]

I'm an Indian myself and ours is possibly the worst diet when it comes to bodybuilding. Every god damn dish is loaded with carbs, fats/oils and very minimal protein. You walk into any typical restaurant and there are hardly any good choices for us bodybuilders.

The best bet would be to opt for the Mughlai cuisine (Mughal/Persian influence). I LOVE muslim food. But being a hindu myself, we've been told not to eat cows and all that crap. But fcvk that!.. I eat anything that moves . God.. the street food here is awesome though!..The air is filled with smell of charcoal and beef..The Sheek Kebabs, tandoors and beef rolls are pretty epic. Having said that, I prepare my own meals and when it comes to eating out, I opt for street food. Cheap and loaded with protein. You can get around 200 grams of protein in under a dollar.

If you're an Indian + vegetarian, then well..it sucks to be you. Whey is your best bet to fill out on protein.

EDIT-

err sorry, but what cusine is "designed" for bodybuilding?

Dhaal wouldn't be a high source of protein, but if this thread is about the nutritional merit of indian foods then dhaal is one of a few options, albeit not the highest protein one.

It's Dal guise, and not dhaal :P

Foreigners

[rogerNick]

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[viswa123]

Most of the body builders and trainers suggest that body building is more than 50% nutrition.