cost efficient mass gainer

[cgibsong002]

Starting my bulk phase.. and also just found out from the doctor that I'm allergic to a **** ton of stuff, including wheat, soy and peanuts. So that makes it a bit more difficult for me to eat enough.. especially with working an 8 hour day.

I'm considering a mass gainer shake for the added calories and convenience of being able to take one or two during work. Any other suggestions? Obviously whole milk, ice cream, etc. It's hard to think of many other calorie dense foods.. specifically cheap ones I can have on the go at work.

[eclipze926]

Starting my bulk phase.. and also just found out from the doctor that I'm allergic to a **** ton of stuff, including wheat, soy and peanuts. So that makes it a bit more difficult for me to eat enough.. especially with working an 8 hour day.

I'm considering a mass gainer shake for the added calories and convenience of being able to take one or two during work. Any other suggestions? Obviously whole milk, ice cream, etc. It's hard to think of many other calorie dense foods.. specifically cheap ones I can have on the go at work.

home made. taking away from the fact that you have major allergies home made is always more custom and easier to get your target calories. But with your allergies its probably your only option without buying something overly expensive.

[bitistathebeast]

Protein of your choice add oats, Peanut butter, fruits and Greek yogurt... Be creative!

[kissdadookie]

Ice cream which is on sale. Pasta. Chocolate. Pretty much everything in the cookies aisle at the super market. Plain white bread. Hamburger Helper using really fatty chuck. Sugary cereal with whole milk (throw some protein powder in there as well). Potato Anna.

[Smoker145]

Ice cream which is on sale. Pasta. Chocolate. Pretty much everything in the cookies aisle at the super market. Plain white bread. Hamburger Helper using really fatty chuck. Sugary cereal with whole milk (throw some protein powder in there as well). Potato Anna.

I wear the big white glove once a week if you get what I mean..

[Daemonium]

Protein of your choice add oats, Peanut butter, fruits and Greek yogurt... Get creative!

B1G1 free deal
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ai...n/no-whey.html

OP states that he has peanut allergies..

Gonna be hard to drink that shake while going into anaphylactic shock

[Jbreezee]

OP states that he has peanut allergies..

Gonna be hard to drink that shake while going into anaphylactic shock

Lulz!

OP you can find bagels that don't have wheat in them I'm almost positive of that so bagels with cream cheese would be pretty calorie dense. Also cheeses are solid for adding calories obviously you mentioned whole milk is another good one. Bacon with egg whites is a good breakfast. You didn't mention potatoes so baked potatoes with butter and bacon/sour cream. I don't think you'll need a weight gainer.

[kissdadookie]

Lulz!

OP you can find bagels that don't have wheat in them I'm almost positive of that so bagels with cream cheese would be pretty calorie dense. Also cheeses are solid for adding calories obviously you mentioned whole milk is another good one. Bacon with egg whites is a good breakfast. You didn't mention potatoes so baked potatoes with butter and bacon/sour cream. I don't think you'll need a weight gainer.

Wrong. No baked potatoes. Have to go with potato Anna, trust me in this

[ComputerHabit]

Do Almonds count? I know there's a possibility that the almonds were somehow around peanuts but from what I understand you can buy in bulk from farmers who do nothing but almonds so no chance there. If you go that route you can make almond flour, make a bread. That's super calorie dense.

I did pretty good gains on a Keto diet. More fat less carbs. Fat has 9 cals per gram and carbs 4. It's pretty easy to throw in some olive oil into a shake.

For weight gainer I just started trying them myself. I'm experimenting with carbs for a few months before I go back to Keto. I find myself unable to eat enough so I'm adding in some cals as well.

I just started using ON's Serious Mass. It's under $30 for a container. Problem is that if you read it says 8 servings per container and a serving is 2 scoops. The scoop is bascially 1 cup. So 2 cups of powder per serving at 1200 cals. I'm starting with only one scoop until I see if I actually can burn through 1200.

[eclipze926]

well done to the reps offering their products and not reading the entire post when OP has a bunch of allergies...

[naugs88]

Protein of your choice add oats, Peanut butter, fruits and Greek yogurt... Get creative!

B1G1 free deal
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ai...n/no-whey.html

Just another case of a rep coming into a thread and not reading it, just trying to sell their products.

[eclipze926]

Just another case of a rep coming into a thread and not reading it, just trying to sell their products.

Gotta meet those quotas

[YouShredded]

cup of oats, half cup of almond butter, chia seeds, banana, and 2 cups milk... lil honey if you like... drink this twice daily in between meals

[GetHugeBrah]

add eggs to whey, eggs are the GOAT weight gainer

axis labs for the whey

[TrainerTone]

milk, natty peanut butter, oats, banana, cottage cheese

[imJB]

im having this

[JesusLovesUs]

Lots of high caloric foods.

[cgibsong002]

just got a chance to read replies. Thanks to most of you... many suggested items i'm allergic to lol. None of my allergies are serious gonna die allergies.. but none the less I'm staying away from them for obvious reasons. Lots of good suggestions though.

Still, my main concern is getting those calories in on the go, at work, etc. Adding olive oil to a shake is a great idea.. never thought of that. Too much oil bad? Or would I be fine with added a few spoonfuls to a shake?

Also, should I pick up a protein to use as a base for a shake?

I just made myself a little spreadsheet of popular mass gainers, protein, etc to figure out actual calories for your dollar, since price per serving is useless.

The most cost effective ones I found were ON's serious mass, and dymatize super mass gainer at 450 cal/$ and 510 cal/$ respectively.
Milk on the other hand beats out both of these by far at 610/$... but at the expense of needing to chug half a gallon of milk to get those calories.

So it appears to me these mass gainers really ARE cost effective.

Anyone have opinions on the ON and Dymatize? The ON I've tried before but don't really remember the taste.

[eclipze926]

milk, natty peanut butter, oats, banana, cottage cheese

Dudes allergic to peanuts... Gotta read the op brah

[eclipze926]

just got a chance to read replies. Thanks to most of you... many suggested items i'm allergic to lol. None of my allergies are serious gonna die allergies.. but none the less I'm staying away from them for obvious reasons. Lots of good suggestions though.

Still, my main concern is getting those calories in on the go, at work, etc. Adding olive oil to a shake is a great idea.. never thought of that. Too much oil bad? Or would I be fine with added a few spoonfuls to a shake?

Also, should I pick up a protein to use as a base for a shake?

I just made myself a little spreadsheet of popular mass gainers, protein, etc to figure out actual calories for your dollar, since price per serving is useless.

The most cost effective ones I found were ON's serious mass, and dymatize super mass gainer at 450 cal/$ and 510 cal/$ respectively.
Milk on the other hand beats out both of these by far at 610/$... but at the expense of needing to chug half a gallon of milk to get those calories.

So it appears to me these mass gainers really ARE cost effective.

Anyone have opinions on the ON and Dymatize? The ON I've tried before but don't really remember the taste.

I would definitely check the ingredients of the gainers before buying one. If you have had ON and you don't react to it I would go with that. But again it might have changed and could have things you are allergic to now in it. I still recc making your own but whatever is more comfortable for you. Picking up a cheap good quality protein like SAN Metaforce or MusclePeak will save you a bunch and both make for some delicious homemade shakes. GL Op!

[cgibsong002]

I would definitely check the ingredients of the gainers before buying one. If you have had ON and you don't react to it I would go with that. But again it might have changed and could have things you are allergic to now in it. I still recc making your own but whatever is more comfortable for you. Picking up a cheap good quality protein like SAN Metaforce or MusclePeak will save you a bunch and both make for some delicious homemade shakes. GL Op!

thank you sir. and good point.. i just looked at it. says it contains glutamine peptides from wheat. I have no idea whether that's an issue to me or not. i don't recall what my reaction was to this supplement in the past..