What about these foods

gary the great

I have started training recently (Trying to bulk up but lose some fat), and am making good gains. But i just wanted to know about the following foods which i dont kno whether they are doing me good/bad. So any input is appreciated:

Weetabix (i could eat them all day i love em so much. I dont hve them for breakfast but as a snack during the day. Are they OK?)

Macaroni and cheese from a tin? Id just have this maybe once a week again as a snack.

Heinz baked beans (are these really bad or ok, from what i can see they have a highe nuf protein content and not much fats).

Thats all that has been bugging me, so are they ok to be eating??

g'em

gary the great wrote:

Weetabix (i could eat them all day i love em so much. I dont hve them for breakfast but as a snack during the day. Are they OK?)

meh, not really. they're quite processed as are most cereals. porridge is one of the best (if not the best) breakfasts to have- raw, unprocessed oats (organic if possible) and you can add nuts/ fruit/ honey for taste.

gary the great wrote:

Macaroni and cheese from a tin? Id just have this maybe once a week again as a snack.

highly, highly processed, lots of additivies and preservatives for extra shel-life. it takes more of an effort to make fresh, but wholewheat pasta and tomato based sauce with cheese would be much better. or find a totally different alternative.

gary the great wrote:

Heinz baked beans (are these really bad or ok, from what i can see they have a highe nuf protein content and not much fats).

but they usually have quite a bit of extra salt and sugar added. you can get no added sugar versions which are much better (I'd usually have them once a week or so).

sorry if that messes up your regular eating habits!!!

~Leanne~

Oh i though Weetabix was a good thing! I dont like porridge and the only grain cereal i like is weetabix!

g'em

weetabix isn't the worst thing in the world, its certainly better than corn flakes or cruncy nut. I never used to like porridge either, but I make mine with 1 part skimmed milk, 2 parts water and add a low fat fruit yoghurt to make it reall creamy. And I add chunks of fruit to it too if I'm feeling really fancy!!!!

Try and convince yourself to start eating it, it really is the best way to start the day.

But otherwise wholemeal bread or eggs are great too, as are smoothies made with natural yoghurt, fruit and skimmed milk

bob04

In my opinion Bulking up and loosing fat is not really do able..

Bulking = putting on mass and some fat

Cutting = loosing fat and keepin mass that you put on when u bulked

Chris P Duck

Are meringues considered a bad snack if you have a sweeth tooth, when they are made from just egg whites and splenda.

cousin_borat

Good deal to make with yourself is that if you want to snack learn how to cook it. You will enjoy it more and it makes it much easier not to grab those biscuits when youre in the supertmarket.

g'em

Chris P Duck wrote:

Are meringues considered a bad snack if you have a sweeth tooth, when they are made from just egg whites and splenda.

ooh.. that's an interesting one!!! um.. well isn't there lot of sugar normally used in meringues? so you'd also have to have a lot of sweetener..

probably not something you'd want to be eating every day...

t-ha

Chris P Duck wrote:

Are meringues considered a bad snack if you have a sweeth tooth, when they are made from just egg whites and splenda.

Sounds good - although it's probably only a matter of time before they come up with something that splenda does to screw up your insides (well they've started already but they haven't convinced me yet).

Chris P Duck

I made meringues a while ago using 6 tsps of splenda for every 2 egg white. They turned out very sweet and tasty.

Splendas nutitional information says a 5g tsp has 2 calories and thats it. No carbs, no nothing else.

rubadub

g'em wrote:

lots of additivies and preservatives for extra shel-life.

Are most tinned foods full of additives?
When canned foods are heat treated to sterilize the contents of the can, this means all bacterial growth is killed so they will not spoil, so there should be no need for additives for that reason. The heating will also degrade nutrients. If it was a tub of "fresh" soup on a shelf then it is loaded with additives since it is not sterile so needs something to stop the bacteria growing.

g'em

you're right, but some tinned foods especially sauces have lots of E numbers and preservatives to maintain taaste.

The best solution? check the label!!!

rubadub

g'em wrote:

The best solution? check the label!!!

Too right. I got this tesco "premium" belgian low carb beer. i.e. it was brewed fully out so only a trace of sugar remained. I would have expected it to be brewed to the german beer laws like most decent beers. Look on the back and there were E numbers in it, for colouring!
Thought this a bit stupid for a beer labelled "low carb", i.e. presumably they were trying to attract more health concious people and then stick that crap in it for no reason.

Tasted horrible BTW

gary the great

But what is actually wrong with the E numbers? are they fattening or is it just the fact they are unatural colourings?

Another for the list what about boiled white rice? is it that much better than fried rice?