Easiest Way to add Fat for IIFYM

[abendm]

TLDR: What foods, other than oils and peanut butter can I quickly grab to eat when its late at night and I need to hit my fats for the day?

It's the end of the night and I need to up my protein intake. I have many tasty options to add primarily protein, especially if I don't want to impact other macros too much: whey, nonfat american singles, deli meat, jerky. None of these things requires any real cooking. Same goes for carbs: bread, crackers of various types, fruits...many others.

When it's the end of the night and I've hit protein targets but don't have a lot of calories left to hit fats, I find I'm always reaching for PB of some kind, usually natty cuz I like it. What other options are there though? I'm not eating spoonfuls of coconut or any other oils. Are there any options other than high fat cheeses? I'm looking for something I don't have to cook and with relatively long shelf (or fridge/freezer) life. I work too much to get optimal training in, so I defintely don't have time to be cooking when I get home... thankfully I have a great chef in the house, but neither of us is cooking me something when I get home after a 12-16 hour day at my sedentary job.

P.S., I'm actually putting of HIIT to be working from home right now ... brief respite while I wait for a reply to an email.

[abendm]

I'm always reaching for PB of some kind, usually natty cuz I like it.

I should have specified that PB includes other nuts and nut butters.

[Gxp23]

Why not get more fats in during the day?

[digistp]

Sausage

[dmacdonal9]

Instead of tracking macros as you go about your day's eating, plan it the day before. Not exactly to the gram, but at least lay out all your meals for the next day in whatever app you use. That way you can make things fit better and see ahead of time that you are low on fat (or whatever) and then make some kind of substitution to fit a little better.

Then as you go about eating that day, you only have to make a few tweaks based on inevitable changes and whatnot.

[EjnarKolinkar]

Put some mayo/cheese/fried egg on your sandwich?

Add some butter to your vegetables?

Have a full fat dairy product?

Add more dressing to a salad?

Best way to use fats IMO is in making good food.

[desslok]

i'll just leave this here:

[OT2000]

Easy, nuts and seeds. My favorites are almonds, cashews and pistachios. Plenty of good fats, store easily with a good shelf life. Plus are nutrient dense.

[ironwill2008]

i'll just leave this here:

Put ^^^^ these on a cheeseburger.




BAM! Problem solved!

[Gxp23]

Came in expecting IW to mention cheese burgers lol.

[abendm]

TL/DR: Bacon tray is FTW, I'll def. do that. Any other similar suggestions?

I guess thanks for the suggestions, but I really can't plan my meals out in advance, so I tend to do what's easiest which is something like leangains style IF, but with a shorter window of real food. During the day its only 3-4 shakes and 1-2 oz nuts, and I get in the majority of my macros at dinner. I commute 1.25 hrs each way into NYC each day where I work a job that basically allows for no real lunch break and getting out after 8 (and home after 10) is the norm, so my dinners are either ordered in from Seamless, eaten from the onsite cafeteria (which is actually way healthier) or if i'm lucky, I get home in time for my vegetarian wife to cook me real food, and she even weighs all the chit out for me.

I was hoping for some novel idea to bump my fats if needed that won't require my wife to plan my meals in more detail. Something like "grab nuts", but not that as I'm already eating a lot of nuts. As it is, she's not into tracking macros (or caring about that stuff) and basically tolerates my eating and gym-going. Having her plan my meals for me around macros rather than stuff we can both eat plus a meat on the side prob. won't happen. If the meat on the side is steak, its no problem, but if its lean chix breast, then I'm gonna be low in fats for the day. On the plus, she has no problem making craptons of veg, and she eats it

[evanevanevan]

in for answers

[digistp]

I was hoping for some novel idea to bump my fats if needed that won't require my wife to plan my meals in more detail.

fast food

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[CanadianEmpire]

I've run into this issue before, and I usually turn to cheese. 15-30g of medium cheddar cheese is all it usually takes.

[Jasonk282]

TL/DR: Bacon tray is FTW, I'll def. do that. Any other similar suggestions?

I guess thanks for the suggestions, but I really can't plan my meals out in advance, so I tend to do what's easiest which is something like leangains style IF, but with a shorter window of real food. During the day its only 3-4 shakes and 1-2 oz nuts, and I get in the majority of my macros at dinner. I commute 1.25 hrs each way into NYC each day where I work a job that basically allows for no real lunch break and getting out after 8 (and home after 10) is the norm, so my dinners are either ordered in from Seamless, eaten from the onsite cafeteria (which is actually way healthier) or if i'm lucky, I get home in time for my vegetarian wife to cook me real food, and she even weighs all the chit out for me.

I was hoping for some novel idea to bump my fats if needed that won't require my wife to plan my meals in more detail. Something like "grab nuts", but not that as I'm already eating a lot of nuts. As it is, she's not into tracking macros (or caring about that stuff) and basically tolerates my eating and gym-going. Having her plan my meals for me around macros rather than stuff we can both eat plus a meat on the side prob. won't happen. If the meat on the side is steak, its no problem, but if its lean chix breast, then I'm gonna be low in fats for the day. On the plus, she has no problem making craptons of veg, and she eats it

Why not bring food to work in a cooler. Honestly your best bet would be to suck down some olive oil or add more fats to your meals you already eat. mayo on sandwiches, more oils in your cooking, more butter, more PB...just up your current fat intake.

[ErikTheElectric]

(just don't cut it)

[determined4000]

cheese
peanut butter
eggs
Salmon
Burgers


srsly I never get these
"How do I add fat" or "How do I add carb" threads.
Do people not like food?

[gbullock32]

(just don't cut it)

No go if your in Seattle apparently.

[ErikTheElectric]

No go if your in Seattle apparently.

Not sure if packers reference.. or just a random joke.. it's too late.

[gbullock32]

Not sure if packers reference.. or just a random joke.. it's too late.

Packers reference, not a football guy myself but saw plenty of funny articles on it.

[chemo29]

[ErikTheElectric]

Packers reference, not a football guy myself but saw plenty of funny articles on it.

Good. I hate them.