How Do You Manage to Eat Adequately?

[MuscleBlast4]

I'm a thirty year-old ectomorph who's toned but aims to build much more lean muscle mass. I'm about 6 ft 3 in and 220 lbs.

I work full-time at a job that is generally chaotic and I often hardly have time to eat a regular lunch, much less several small meals. I know what types of food and nutrients to have, but I wanted to see suggestions from others in similar work situations as to what to do.

Here are the meals I had today (a typical weekday):

Breakfast
5 eggs
1 large bowl of Kashi cereal
3 servings of whey protein

Snack
About 2.5 to 3 oz of Lentil Soup with okra and scallions
2 bananas

Lunch
Boneless Spare Ribs (4 thick, medium-sized pieces)
Brown Rice (bowl)
Green Vegetables (small bowl)

Dinner
1 Medium-sized Sweet Potato
1 jar of Tuna mixed into plateful of spinach and scallions
3 servings of whey protein

Prebedtime Snack
2 servings of N-Large meal replacement


Suggestions, please.

[xxghostxx]

Someone in your position would benefit much more from a premade gainer or meal replacement shake. I personally would take those one or two servings of N-Large you are getting before bed an integrate them into the day somehow, since liquid calories are easy to down quickly and won't take long to prepare at all. If not that, you could throw a couple scoops of way, and ground oatmeal in a shaker cup, and mix with water whenever you get the chance. Also, i know this wasn't part of your question, but you really shouldn't be taking that nlarge right before bed unless it's your pwo calories, just an honest opinion, but carbohydrates to close to bed time are utterly worthless in my opinion. You could also keep a bag of beef jerky and almonds or peanuts in your pocket and consistently pull them out and munch on them.

[j00tel]

Igloo cooler and a Blue Ice pack, get creative, it's worth it.

[MuscleBlast4]

Originally posted by xxghostxx
...You really shouldn't be taking that nlarge right before bed unless it's your pwo calories, just an honest opinion, but carbohydrates to close to bed time are utterly worthless in my opinion...

Would drinking 2 or 3 servings of whey protein before bed be better? Otherwise, what would you recommend before bed?

[xxghostxx]

Originally posted by MuscleBlast4
Would drinking 2 or 3 servings of whey protein before bed be better? Otherwise, what would you recommend before bed?

this question would evoke the same answer from nearly everyone on this site i believe. Cottage cheese (casein is a protein in cottage cheese that digests over the course of 2-7 hours, while whey digests mostly in 2-3 hours i believe), also, with this cottage cheese take in some kind of essential fatty acid. The norm for members on this site is cottage cheese and peanut butter, but almonds, flax oil, fish oil, any kind of healthy fat would do. When i am bulking my pre bed meal is one cup cottage cheese two tablespoons natural peanut butter, cutting i split this in half. It's up to you and your caloric requirements.

[Ironhorse_m87]

I just make up a huge tub of chicken or tuna pasta that would last three days and take it with me where ever i go.

[Rocckk]

Originally posted by Ironhorse_m87
I just make up a huge tub of chicken or tuna pasta that would last three days and take it with me where ever i go.

Tell me your recipe, man.

[MuscleBlast4]

Originally posted by Ironhorse_m87
I just make up a huge tub of chicken or tuna pasta that would last three days and take it with me where ever i go.

Yes, please write your recipe.

[brake]

yes recipe my good man!

[Graphite]

I made tuna pasta last week for dinner and ooo god it was AWESOME~!

[brake]

i freestyle it alot, the only 2 fixed meals i can commit to is breakfast and snack #1 which are:

breakfast:
1 cup oats
1/2 cup sultanas
200ml trim milk

snack #1:
2 slices wholemeal bread
1-2 TBLSPN natty PB
and some kinda jam spread "natural" i guess

what do u guys reckon?

after that is when i get bored and head out somewhere, and then i eat fast food alot as healthy as possible :|