proper eating?

[TTremikz]

Tofu kills sperm just putting that out there

[Juke!]

Originally Posted by TTremikz

Tofu kills sperm just putting that out there

i'm bouts to eat it every day...i need to cut my count down a little low

couple years back i i knocked up a girl who was 1.on birth control 2. was told by doctors she'd never be able to conceive


but yeah

shouldn't eat too much tofu because of the plant estrogens in it.

once a week is okay or in small amounts, but yeah it's better to go with Tempeh or Seitan...or faux meat products made with soy protein isolate, wheat protein, whey or myco protein

[pedrie123]

Originally Posted by ZIGGYSINCE79

Eating Tips
1.

Eat 5 to 6 meals a day
2.

Drink 6 or more 8 ounce glasses of water each day.
3.

Eat before you get hungry, drink water before you get thirsty.
4.

Avoid carbohydrates (potatoes, white breads, white rice, white pasta, etc) within 4 hours of going to sleep.
5.

Eat one serving of protein and one serving of carbohydrates with each meal (note: a serving is about the size of your
fist.
6.

Add vegetables to 2 to 3 meals each day
7.

Do not eat anything that has more then 25-30% of it's total calories from fat.
8.

Use Sunday as your "Free Day" and eat reasonable amounts of the food you would like approximately every three
hours (only when 10bls or less of goal weight)
9.

Replace your morning coffee with a Green Tea
10.

Eat all or most of your foods from the Approved Food list (see list below)


Proteins Carbohydrates VegetablesF

Chicken Breast Baked Potato Broccoli

Turkey Breast Sweet Potato Asparagus

Swordfish Yam Dark Green Lettuce

Salmon Squash Carrots

Crab Pumpkin Cauliflower

Lobster Steamed Brown Rice Green Beans

Shrimp Oatmeal Green/Red Peppers

Halibut Barley Spinach

Lean or extra lean G.Beef Corn Tomato

Lean Ham Beans Peas

Egg Whites Strawberries Brussels Sprouts

Egg Substitutes Honeydew Melon Artichoke

Low Fat Cottage Cheese Apple Cabbage

Ari Orange Celery

Fat Free Yogurt Zucchini

Whole Wheat Bread Cucumber

Grits Onion

Cream of Wheat Garlic

Whole Wheat Pasta

3-4oz per servings



FATS AND OILS

use fats and oils sparingly in cooking and at the table.


use small amounts of salad dressings and spreads such as butter, margarine, and mayonnaise. Consider using lowfat or fat-free
dressings for salads.


Chose vegetable oils and soft margarine's most often because they are lower in saturated fat then solid shortenings and animal fats
then solid shortenings and animal fats, even though their caloric content is the same.


Check the Nutrition Facts Label to see how much fat and saturated fat are in a serving: chose foods lower in fat, trans fat and saturated fat





ON A FOOD LABEL, SUGARS INCLUDE


brown sugar


corn sweetener


corn syrup


fructose


fruit juice concentrate


glucose (dextrose)


high-fructose corn syrup


honey


invert sugar


lactose


maltose


molasses


raw sugar


[table] sugar (sucrose)


syrup

A food is likely to be high in sugars if one of the above terms appears first or second in the ingredients list, or if several of them are listed.





SOME GOOD SOURCES OF POTASSIUM*



Vegetables and fruits in general, especially


potatoes and sweet potatoes




spinach, Swiss chard, broccoli, winter squashes, and parsnips


dates, bananas, cantaloupes, mangoes, plantains, dried apricots, raisins, prunes, orange juice, and grapefruit juice


dry beans, peas, lentils


Milk and yogurt are good sources of potassium and have less sodium than cheese; cheese has much less potassium and usually has added salt.

If you need help with workouts let me know! I'm a trained professional and have done this in the military and currently as a civilian. I'm certified in mat pilates and general cardio training and strength training. Allah Akbar

could you please specify the required amount to be taken..that will much helpful..as I just cannot resist eating more..so need to know the amount

[daviddwilson]

Originally Posted by ZIGGYSINCE79

Eating Tips
1.

Eat 5 to 6 meals a day
2.

Drink 6 or more 8 ounce glasses of water each day.
3.

Eat before you get hungry, drink water before you get thirsty.
4.

Avoid carbohydrates (potatoes, white breads, white rice, white pasta, etc) within 4 hours of going to sleep.
5.

Eat one serving of protein and one serving of carbohydrates with each meal (note: a serving is about the size of your
fist.
6.

Add vegetables to 2 to 3 meals each day
7.

Do not eat anything that has more then 25-30% of it's total calories from fat.
8.

Use Sunday as your "Free Day" and eat reasonable amounts of the food you would like approximately every three
hours (only when 10bls or less of goal weight)
9.

Replace your morning coffee with a Green Tea
10.

Eat all or most of your foods from the Approved Food list (see list below)


Proteins Carbohydrates VegetablesF

Chicken Breast Baked Potato Broccoli

Turkey Breast Sweet Potato Asparagus

Swordfish Yam Dark Green Lettuce

Salmon Squash Carrots

Crab Pumpkin Cauliflower

Lobster Steamed Brown Rice Green Beans

Shrimp Oatmeal Green/Red Peppers

Halibut Barley Spinach

Lean or extra lean G.Beef Corn Tomato

Lean Ham Beans Peas

Egg Whites Strawberries Brussels Sprouts

Egg Substitutes Honeydew Melon Artichoke

Low Fat Cottage Cheese Apple Cabbage

Ari Orange Celery

Fat Free Yogurt Zucchini

Whole Wheat Bread Cucumber

Grits Onion

Cream of Wheat Garlic

Whole Wheat Pasta

3-4oz per servings



FATS AND OILS

use fats and oils sparingly in cooking and at the table.


use small amounts of salad dressings and spreads such as butter, margarine, and mayonnaise. Consider using lowfat or fat-free
dressings for salads.


Chose vegetable oils and soft margarine's most often because they are lower in saturated fat then solid shortenings and animal fats
then solid shortenings and animal fats, even though their caloric content is the same.


Check the Nutrition Facts Label to see how much fat and saturated fat are in a serving: chose foods lower in fat, trans fat and saturated fat





ON A FOOD LABEL, SUGARS INCLUDE


brown sugar


corn sweetener


corn syrup


fructose


fruit juice concentrate


glucose (dextrose)


high-fructose corn syrup


honey


invert sugar


lactose


maltose


molasses


raw sugar


[table] sugar (sucrose)


syrup

A food is likely to be high in sugars if one of the above terms appears first or second in the ingredients list, or if several of them are listed.





SOME GOOD SOURCES OF POTASSIUM*



Vegetables and fruits in general, especially


potatoes and sweet potatoes




spinach, Swiss chard, broccoli, winter squashes, and parsnips


dates, bananas, cantaloupes, mangoes, plantains, dried apricots, raisins, prunes, orange juice, and grapefruit juice


dry beans, peas, lentils


Milk and yogurt are good sources of potassium and have less sodium than cheese; cheese has much less potassium and usually has added salt.

If you need help with workouts let me know! I'm a trained professional and have done this in the military and currently as a civilian. I'm certified in mat pilates and general cardio training and strength training. Allah Akbar

Good general advice. I think the problem with most people is they either believe they can't cook or that they don't have time to cook. It doesn't take a lot. I just made a pot of lentils that took me about 30 minutes from start to finish. Lentils are a very heart healthy food, as are other legumes and beans. I typically make a pot of one of them every 2-3 days along with a pot of brown rice and usse them as staples to any meal I have, making sure that they dominate my plate, and allow me only a small portion of meat.

[Solaris]

First of all, since bboying requires a strength, endurance and awesomeness, it would be a good idea to be on a diet that keeps your Testosterone levels high. So yeah, what TTremikz is absolutely important. Don't eat soy products. It lowers testosterone.

Some foods that help testosterone stay up there:

-Oysters (very high in zinc, zinc keeps T levels high)
-Broccoli and cauliflower (they have properties that hinder testosterone from converting to estrogen)
-Nuts (monounsaturated fats are good for T levels)
-Eggs (saturated fat is important, cholesterol is required to form testosterone)


In addition, these are things that will keep your health optimal:
-Multivitamins (common sense)
-Vitamin D tablets (very few people produce enough, and vitamin d is universally imporant.)
-Fish oil pills (the ALA and DHA omega 3's in fish are absolutely imporant for a good metabolism. Most americans have way too much omega 6, from vegetable oil, and not enough omega 3, from fish.)
The importance of the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 ess... [Biomed Pharmacother. 2002] - PubMed result

Chose vegetable oils and soft margarine's most often because they are lower in saturated fat then solid shortenings and animal fats
then solid shortenings and animal fats, even though their caloric content is the same.

This is wrong man. Avoid vegetable oils, margarines, trans fat, anything partially hydrogenized or fully hydrogenized. The idea that saturated fat is "bad" is a MYTH. Our cell membranes are made of saturated fats, not polyunsaturated fats in vegetable oils. The "plaque" in heart attack victims is mostly polyunsaturated fatty acids, NOT saturated. Vegetable oils are terrible for your health: they are very unstable, fragile and become rancid easily. Do NOT cook in vegetable oil. You're pretty much turning the oil into trans fat by cooking with it.
Our species has been eating meat since the beginning of time. Our bodies have mechanisms to deal with animal products. When it gets overloaded with artificial, processed, rancid and unstable fatty acids (hydrogenized or partially hydrogenized) like those in vegetable oil or margarine/shortening, that's when wierd health problems start occuring. If we dont get enough saturated fat, our body starts using polyunsaturated fats in replacement. This makes our cell membranes fragile and flabby.

FAT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR HEALTH.


More random tidbits:

-Vegetarianism is not an idea diet for anyone who is active or wants to be healthy.
I could go into details, but this isn't a science website. A good book to read is called "The vegetarian Myth" by Lierre Keith.

-Dont avoid the egg yolk. most of the important nutrients in an egg are in the yolk.
The Incredible, Edible Egg Yolk

-Grass fed beef has five times more nutrition value than grain fed.

-Eat protein first, then carbs. Or for every 2 grams of carbohydrate, have 1 gram of protein. This will prevent the carbs from spiking up your blood sugar too high, as the protein slows down the digestion.

-Don't worry too much about how much cholesterol you're eating: most of the cholesterol in your blood is made by your liver. If you eat a lot of cholesterol, your liver will stop making as much and borrow some from your food. The systems underlying all the different types of cholesterol in your blood are very complicated and singling out a single factor is rather silly. For example, it's "mainstream" to think that LDL is bad while HDL is good. But there's different types of LDL: small LDL particles are worse, while the large, fluffier LDL particles aren't much of a threat. And guess what: sugars and simple carbs raise the small LDL, while animal products raise the bigger LDL. This is part of why people think saturated fat is bad: it raises LDL. But they fail to mention the TYPE of LDL.

By the way, there are groups in the world that live on animal products (blood and all) and have zero heart problems. The term "heart healthy" is very subjective. For example, Studies of a surfactant and cholesteremia in the Maasai -- Mann and Spoerry 27 (5): 464 -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
On the other hand, extrems such as the atkins diet aren't the best either.
I like this one: A prospective study of variety of healthy foods and mortality in women — Int J Epidemiol
"It appears more important to increase the number of healthy foods regularly consumed than to reduce the number of less healthy foods regularly consumed."

[Nrkx]

Are there any guys on this website that don't eat any junk/high sugar food at all?

[clarkkkent]

Recently I started doing healthy life. Here is what I have said a couple of people ... you know what, this is useless, because what people say here is the truth, to be followed. I was almost the same thing. I want to just let u guys know some simple dog feces u can make efforts, and this pattern of life ..

[SCI]

I have similar advice. I seem to be doing ok with nutrition. Anyone can always improve how they are doing so this is always a relative topic.

I would say, when trying to get it started it's important to keep it simple. Just don't buy junk food when you are at the store. Buy whatever vegetables or fruits seem to be appealing to you. If none do, just try some. Try to stick to the outside of the super market. The isles in the middle of the store have mostly processed packaged food.

Every meal try to pack in protein. Lean protein sources: eggs, turkey, fish, chicken, peanut butter, nuts (giggidy), seeds. Obviously not all at once, but take your pick.

The thing is, when you get hungry, you will eat what is in your house. If you have junk in your house, you will eat it. If you buy mostly fresh veggies and fruits, lean protein, goods with whole grain, dairy etc then that is what you will eat.

Keep it simple. Also, I agree with the advice of mainly drinking water. Careful with juice, it has just as much if not more sugar than soda. That can be very misleading.

Good luck and check back in with us as you progress!

[bigpoppa47]

I have experience in the bodybuilding field, which implies I know some concerning nutrition. I think for bboys, nutrition is overrated really, especially if u dont weight train on the side. I lived mainly on chocolate for my first 2.5 years of bboying and made amazing progress.

If u wanna lose fat, I'd say break every day for a week, and u will lose fat, no matter the diet. If u are active u will feel less hungry and be motivated to make good choices for dinner, since ur doing so well allready. Also dont flip out over some bad stuff you eat. U can have 1 or maybe even 2 snicker bars a day and lose fat, I did similar stuff. I wouldnt recommend it, but hey snickers are also just calorories so count them toward the total number of calories u want to consume for losing fat, and if that really improves ur day and makes u more happy and therefore more eager to be active and shed fat. Why not.

People that break regularly and are skinny, also if u have a bit of fat, have high metabolisisms, so dont start consuming less than 2000-2500 kcal if u wanna lose fat in a normal fashion.

I'd suggest a regular bodybuilding diet will make a pretty good bboy diet.

Consume around a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. Let 30 percent of your total daily calories come from fat. And make the rest carbohydrates.

If ur 160 pounds and wants to eat 2500 a day. this will come down to. 160 gram of protein, 800 kcal spent on fat, wich is exaclty 90 grams. Now we have approx 1100 kcal left. lets spend them on carbs which will result in 275 grams of carbs.

Now u have it. 160 gr protein, 90 gram fat, 275 gram carb

[Nrkx]

Originally Posted by bigpoppa47

If u wanna lose fat, I'd say break every day for a week, and u will lose fat, no matter the diet.

Not true, you lose fat when you burn more calories than you take in.

[HIbachi]

that's not entirely true. You should also lower you're insulin level...i.e. lower the amount of carbs.

[Bruise Lon]

I eat light foods man you should eat salads and eat proteins to,
And if you are going to eat a snack eat a healthy snack like trail
Mixes or a energy bar,and seafood if you like it peace bruise Lon