How do you bulk with chicken and rice!?!

[santiagoromero]

I keep seeing people eat chicken and rice while bulking but the calorie content is sooo low. What are some bulking lunch ideas that I can start prepping for the week.

[Zenoboy]

I keep seeing people eat chicken and rice while bulking but the calorie content is sooo low. What are some bulking lunch ideas that I can start prepping for the week.

I believe they also eat some vegetables & other stuff.
Things like salad & adding olive oil, consuming protein shakes etc.

[ErikTheElectric]

You're not a bodybuilder, you're 16.

Ask your mother to "meal prep" you some peanut butter and nutella sandwiches.

[santiagoromero]

You're not a bodybuilder, you're 16.

Ask your mother to "meal prep" you some peanut butter and nutella sandwiches.

I know i'm not a bodybuilder and i'm not trying to be one. I'm just trying to gain muscle, look good and not waste my time in the gym and make sure my nutrition is good. I'm a hardgainer and i'm just trying gain some weight

[dipatel13]

I know i'm not a bodybuilder and i'm not trying to be one. I'm just trying to gain muscle, look good and not waste my time in the gym and make sure my nutrition is good. I'm a hardgainer and i'm just trying gain some weight

You're not a hard gainer, you just don't eat enough.

[santiagoromero]

You're not a hard gainer, you just don't eat enough.

Bro I used weigh 130lbs last year and now I weigh 150lbs and look lean AF. I'm eating enough i'm just tired of plain old chicken and rice and want some ideas for lunch

[WorldClassDBag]

Bro I used weigh 130lbs last year and now I weigh 150lbs and look lean AF. I'm eating enough i'm just tired of plain old chicken and rice and want some ideas for lunch

You don't have to eat just chicken and rice. There's plenty of food that you can eat.

[santiagoromero]

I believe they also eat some vegetables & other stuff.
Things like salad & adding olive oil, consuming protein shakes etc.

Yeah but vegetables barely have any calories.

[santiagoromero]

You don't have to eat just chicken and rice. There's plenty of food that you can eat.

What are some good lunches that I can prep for the week that is not chicken and rice

[WorldClassDBag]

Yeah but vegetables barely have any calories.

What are some good lunches that I can prep for the week that is not chicken and rice

Anything that you want. You should still be eating vegetables btw

[wlodarczykn]

Bro I used weigh 130lbs last year and now I weigh 150lbs and look lean AF. I'm eating enough i'm just tired of plain old chicken and rice and want some ideas for lunch

meatloaf, pb&j, tacos, cheeseburger, lasagna...literally anything you like

[culosylvester]

Chicken and rice is ok

[AmandaLaughlin]

We eat quite a bit of steak especially thin sliced bottom round steak cooked for carne asada. You can eat it sliced up into strips on tortillas with some fresh salsa or just by itself if you're looking to keep your carbs down.
We also eat tuna salad made with mayo, mustard, and sweet relish which, once again, can be eaten as a wrap with a tortilla or lettuce.
Play around with seasonings when making your food and that will help make it fun to eat. I like to put salsa on my chicken to give it more flavor.
Fruits and veggies are a good thing to add in regardless of calorie count.

[rhadam]

Eat a fukin hamburger kid, jesus.

[AdamWW]

All the peanut butter and pizza you desire...

[ImJJames]

Chicken and rice everyday for the last 7 years

[Mikeez0]

Muscles = 5% training + 65% Boiled breast + 15% unsalted rice + 15% brocuoli

[BennoMac]

chicken is a stapple for me but the Rice i swap out for Other carbs.

[HabibiJaan]

Get prepackaged meals from Costco if your parents have a membership. Idk about them health wise but at 16 you should be eating anything and everything in sight.

[thullson]

Ok. Listen. I'm 6 foot 3 and currently around 230lbs. When I was your age, I weighed 145 at the same height. The very definition of a hard gainer. But you were told right, EAT MORE.

At your age, throw away the book. Eat tons of calorie dense food. Just try to limit your fat to a reasonable amount and focus on 1g of protein per pound of body weight. Your natural test levels at this age will do the rest.

Eat
Lift
Sleep


Enjoy it. It gets harder when you're older.

[AutistTrigger]

Google protein sources. You'll get a list of foods by protein content.
If you're tired of chicken ask fam to make a beef or turkey london broil. You can also try tuna which has a decent amount of protein.

[TheGymJim]

I have chicken, rice, broc, avocado and kiwi every day at lunch. Plenty of carbs, protein, good fats, fibre and micronutrients. It's a pretty complete meal. I often swap the chicken out for salmon or like leftover chilli or whatever, or the rice for pasta or noodles. It really doesn't matter that much.

[CommitmentRulz]

meatloaf, pb&j, tacos, cheeseburger, lasagna...literally anything you like

Exactly ^^^. And pizza. Don't forget pizza.

[8eggs]

This is your chance bro, from 16 to 18 it is nearly physically impossible to overeating getting fat long as your hitting gyms,

But you should be eating about 8000k+. A day

[8eggs]

Eat everything that is capable of being consumed by you, become the alpha Kodiak bear,,,all food is now yours.

[ironwill2008]

I keep seeing people eat chicken and rice while bulking but the calorie content is sooo low.

Stop lurking at the Bro Café, and quit watching these people eat.


Instead, grab a couple of cheeseburgers.

[WonderPug]

Pro Tip: Shack Shack, In-N-Out and your local pizza place work really well.

[rhadam]

This is your chance bro, from 16 to 18 it is nearly physically impossible to overeating getting fat long as your hitting gyms,

But you should be eating about 8000k+. A day

And yet childhood obesity is on the rise.

A lifting bout burns very little calories. So, in actuality, your advice is quite poor.

[AdamWW]

This is your chance bro, from 16 to 18 it is nearly physically impossible to overeating getting fat long as your hitting gyms,

But you should be eating about 8000k+. A day

yeah, no... that's just silly...

good hormonal levels and a growing body doesn't mean your caloric needs double/triple automatically...

Can you get away with more during that period especially if you're active? Of course... but that doesn't mean you're a magical exception to the rules...

Teens who are active, growing, and especially those who are lifting should eat to hunger + enjoy lots of stuff they enjoy while still focusing on primarily wholesome, nutritious foods just like anyone else, but they have more 'wiggle room' than, say, someone who is 50 years old and trying to recomp...

Being young doesn't make you bulletproof

[MarkPretzels]

Just add Peanut Butter to the brown rice