A question on nutrition

• excused

  15 Oct 07, 12:55

  Hi guys,
  
  I am embarking on a bodybuilding program coz Im skinny. The thing is I heard about eating 6 small meals per day, must have enuff protein, fats or carbs, etc.
  
  My question is if Im eating solid food, how do I know how much of protein/carbs/fats for every meal let's say, Chicken rice for example. How do I know how much protein Im gaining, fats as well as carbs ? Im also abstaining from beef. Is there any other replacement for beef?
  
  One more thing to note: I am on a budget diet program. So does anyone have any suggestions for an efficient nutrition consisting solid food for gaining lean mass ?
  
• airgrinder

  15 Oct 07, 12:59

  You're a Thick Face Black Heart practitioner?
  
  Can google the nutrition websites, they'll have a brkdown of the nutritional values of foods
• eagle

  15 Oct 07, 12:59

  chicken breast, fish, eggs
  
  Just eat a lot since you don't need to worry about getting fat. Not necessary to count how much you have taken in
• OPT

  15 Oct 07, 17:28

  why no red meat?
• Bar is active

  15 Oct 07, 17:39

  Originally posted by excused:

  Is there any other replacement for beef?
  

  pork and lamb are good (get the lean pieces)
• Simon Dean

  15 Oct 07, 18:03

  Originally posted by OPT:

  why no red meat?

  He might be a buddhist or hindu.
• Bar is active

  15 Oct 07, 18:10

  Originally posted by Simon Dean:

  He might be a buddhist or hindu.

  hes a buddhist (he stated no beef).. so lamb and pork are quite good alternatives
• excused

  15 Oct 07, 19:23

  Originally posted by Simon Dean:

  He might be a buddhist or hindu.

  Yeah Im a Buddhist. Maybe Simon Dean has some recommendations on measuring calories of food or what kind of solid food do you eat ?
  
  Becos I can't be taking whey shakes all the time right lolz?
• excused

  15 Oct 07, 19:24

  Originally posted by airgrinder:

  You're a Thick Face Black Heart practitioner?
  
  Can google the nutrition websites, they'll have a brkdown of the nutritional values of foods

  Any good websites to recommend for nutrition especially pertaining to local food ?
  
• OPT

  15 Oct 07, 19:59

  If you are buddhist then you can not eat any meat
• Bar is active

  15 Oct 07, 20:03

  Originally posted by OPT:

  If you are buddhist then you can not eat any meat

  why? lol.. they still can eat chicken, fish, lamb
• OPT

  15 Oct 07, 20:08

  no they can't but i guess some choose what parts they wish to follow.... kind of ironic though... just choosing the parts that suites you from a religion.
• Bar is active

  15 Oct 07, 20:18

  Originally posted by OPT:

  no they can't but i guess some choose what parts they wish to follow.... kind of ironic though... just choosing the parts that suites you from a religion.

  oh ok
• galapogos

  15 Oct 07, 20:28

  Just as an agaration, a serving of meat about the size of your palms will contain about 30-50g of protein. Fish is a bit less, lean cuts a bit more.
  
  Since you can't eat beef, eat a lot of other meat. Lamb especially, but those are expensive though...
• excused

  15 Oct 07, 22:36

  Originally posted by galapogos:

  Just as an agaration, a serving of meat about the size of your palms will contain about 30-50g of protein. Fish is a bit less, lean cuts a bit more.
  
  Since you can't eat beef, eat a lot of other meat. Lamb especially, but those are expensive though...

  What do you think is the protein intake of a plate of Chicken rice brea.st meat ?
  
  
• Simon Dean

  15 Oct 07, 22:38

  Chicken breast i would say over 30g
  
  Frankly, no need to be so anal about numbers.Just use your discretion properly.
• Marco_Simone

  15 Oct 07, 22:38

  Originally posted by excused:

  What do you think is the protein intake of a plate of Chicken rice breast meat ?
  
  

  you are better off buying chicken breasts from NTUC.
  
  About 100g of chicken breat yields 30g of protein and it costs only around $2.
  
  I have tried chicken rice "add meat",comes up to $5 but it is not as much as a single chicken breast from NTUC.
• huiz

  15 Oct 07, 22:44

  check out http://www.nutrition.com.sg/do/hrice.asp for nutritional values of local food.
• excused

  15 Oct 07, 23:50

  Originally posted by huiz:

  check out http://www.nutrition.com.sg/do/hrice.asp for nutritional values of local food.

  thank you
• excused

  16 Oct 07, 00:09

  Originally posted by Marco_Simone:

  you are better off buying chicken breasts from NTUC.
  
  About 100g of chicken breat yields 30g of protein and it costs only around $2.
  
  I have tried chicken rice "add meat",comes up to $5 but it is not as much as a single chicken breast from NTUC.

  cool.
• Nutritionpark

  31 Oct 07, 10:19

  Additionally, you can take supplements in moderation to enhance your progress.
• davidche

  31 Oct 07, 13:30

  Originally posted by OPT:

  no they can't but i guess some choose what parts they wish to follow.... kind of ironic though... just choosing the parts that suites you from a religion.

  I like this.
• Jagged

  31 Oct 07, 15:48

  Originally posted by davidche:

  I like this.

  There are a few different schools of Buddhism with varying practices on meat consumption. As it is, some Catholics also follow the Friday-No-Red-Meat practice too while some other Christians don't.
  
  Eventually I don't understand how this relates to bodybuilding?