So in order to fuel my body to be able to work out as much as I do, I want to eat healthy, caloric dense, protein packed food of course. I’ve got my fair share of recipes to follow but I’m always looking for new things. Especially since I don’t eat meat which can make the search for new protein filled and cheap recipes somewhat difficult.
But whenever I go online to look for stuff, the healthy things always seem to focus on weight loss or containing as little calories as possible. On the opposite side of this you’ve got gym bros who advise rating (vegan) fast food to keep up with caloric needs. But the thing is, whenever I eat a veggie burger at McDonalds I feel shit within hours despite it having enough nutrients. It’s mainly because the ingredients used are shit as well. Processed garbage versus my usual lentil pasta that I eat for lunch.
Eating healthy is not just losing weight. It can be gaining weight or maintaining weight as well, but that seems to not be the point for many blogs, vids and articles.
I’ve run into the same problem and have basically resorted to just liquifying everything I need into a smoothie that’s calorically and nutrient dense.
Some fruits (varied depending on what nutrients you want to focus on/have available), some peanut butter, milk, maybe some veggies. Very calorically dense, and very nutritionally healthy.
I’ve thought about making a big ass soup with everything you need but I think I would want more variety in my food eventually lol
Don’t scoff at soup though, there are plenty of varieties that incorporate the perfect balance of fat, carbs, and proteins, such as New England Clam Chowder. Also a simple beef of chicken stock can be varied immensely based on what carb (legumes, beans, rice, pasta), vegetables, spices, and meat you decide to use. Chicken noodle soup, rice and meatball soup, bean and beef soup; all from the same stock.
You’re missing out in the vast majority of fiber though and don’t overlook that very important part.
That’s not true at all. Blending does not remove any fiber, nutrients, or calories. The fiber removal “fact” originated from a myth in the 80’s that has been debunked many times.
You may be thinking of juice and juicing. That is where the fiber is removed.
Sources: https://www.webmd.com/diet/whats-the-difference-between-juicing-and-blending
The Ohio State University: “Juicing vs. smoothies: which is better for you?”
https://www.nutritioned.org/juicing-vs-blending/
The main downside is that if there are a lot of sugars in your smoothie, they aren’t bound up with the fibre and can affect blood sugar as they are digested much faster than slowly over time
Again, that is not how fiber and sugar work when blended. Please just look up this topic, because that is not how food and digestion work.
Coupled with the fact that fructose does not act like a refined sugar and is not unhealthy at the levels found in daily fruit intake, unlike even a few grams of refined sugar.
I looked at the link you provided. That’s precisely what I said. No need to be hostile. “Blending smoothies won’t cause your blood sugar to spike as much as with drinking juice, but they can raise your blood sugar levels because of all the fruit. To help keep sugar in check, use no more than two servings of fruit per smoothie.”
I’m able to see a nutritionist due to having decent insurance, and while I never went over blended food with her, she did give me some information with respect to fruits and blood sugar spikes. She said that eating some fats or proteins (I can’t remember if it was one or the other or both) along with the fruit should reduce/prevent the blood sugar spike. Considering Comrade Salad said they mix in peanut butter and milk, which should add fat and protein, the blood sugar spike shouldn’t be much of an issue.