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Brewer · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 15

After browsing around the boards and reading various sites over the past few weeks I learned some stuff and started planning my diet. So here's what I ate today, tell me what you think and I'd appreciate any suggestions.

9:00 am (Right when I woke up) - Apple, bowl of Raisin Bran with skim milk, glass of orange juice (yes, I ate the apple 10-15 minutes before the rest Wink

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11:00 am - Banana, turkey sandwich, water

1:30 pm (After workout) - Whey protein scoop with water (25g protein)

3:00 pm - Ham sandwich, carrots and celery, milk

5:00 pm - Chicken, potatoes, water

7:00 pm - More chicken, salad, water

9:00 pm - Sliced ham

Also a couple quick questions...

I know water is really important and some people say drink only water but especially as a growing 17 year old I think I should have a fair amount of milk too. So when should I choose milk and when should I choose water? Also is the orange juice at breakfast good or should that be water?

Whenever a fruit is part of a meal, should it always be eaten first or is that just important at breakfast since it's the first meal of the day? (ie. in meal #2 I ate the banana first but does it matter)

Boss Man · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: Re: My food intake

Brewer · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 15

Great, thanks for the reply, a lot more makes sense now.

So about other calcium sources aside from milk...at what times in the day I get calcium (in other words, what meals should these calcium sources be added to)? Does it matter?

Just out of curiosity, Boss Man, since you know this much about food and diets, do you do this kind of stuff professionally?

Fitgirl · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 24 Location: NJ

Hi Boss Man:

Not sure if I should post here in this thread but please explain Fruit timing to me!

Thanks a bunch
Deb

Boss Man · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject:

Fruit can putrify in the Gut, when eaten with other foods. Other foods block Fruit passage into the Intestines, so you need max 30 minutes, minimum, about 10-15 minutes to help digestion.

Also the Acid fruit, mostly Citrus ones, can cause breakdown of the Protein digesting enzyme, which could affect Protein absorption and synthesis.

Fitgirl · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 24 Location: NJ

Thanks for explaining that, I never knew! So when I have my after lunch snack usually cottage cheese and an apple I'm doing wrong by mixing it with cinnamon and eating at the same time?

Boss Man · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject:

Brewer · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 15

Today I counted my calories and protein intake since I'd never done so before, and wanted to make sure my numbers were good.

So over the course of the day I consumed about 2200 calories, including about 185 grams of protein.

I know naturally different bodies will respond in different ways, but as a 17 year old male 5'8" and about 125 lbs (yeah I know, I'm skinny) are these numbers for calories and protein generally acceptable?

I mean I've read in different places anything from 100% to 150% of your body weight in grams of protein is what one should consume, and this works out to just under 150%... so I'm hoping it's not too much protein.

Boss Man · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject:

No that should be fine. Most big naturals take more than that, even Female athletes sometimes have mroe than that.