PW Food Choice - whole foods

[JKurz1]

To those who eat a fast acting carb source posttraining, what is your typical choice? I always have 50g of whey and pw supplements, but my carb source changes as I get bored....what do you do? How many carbs do you shoot for?

I either go:
1.5 cups white rice

or
1 cup white rice w/ 4oz yam

or

2-4 cups cold cereal


total of about 50-60 carbs

 

[ricorico]

weight gainer shakes usually cover my needs.....but i useed to take 40-50gms whey with a peanut butter and jelly sanwich on white bread

 

[JKurz1]

no fats post bro....there is your first prob...

 

[ricorico]

my shakes usually dont have too much fat, and p&b sandwichs dont have alot either ( im not fan of large amounts of peanut butter)....whats wrong with a little fat post workout?

 

[Vascular Freak]

To those who eat a fast acting carb source posttraining, what is your typical choice? I always have 50g of whey and pw supplements, but my carb source changes as I get bored....what do you do? How many carbs do you shoot for?

I either go:
1.5 cups white rice

or
1 cup white rice w/ 4oz yam

or

2-4 cups cold cereal


total of about 50-60 carbs

I do the same as you bro, I use 60 g of whey then either 50-60g of carbs from sweet potatoe or 2 servings of cream of rice cereal with raisins and a touch of cinnamon.

Whole food post workout except for whey helps to keep bf down while still getting in a good carb load.

 

[njmuscleguy]

some good choices would be raisins, a banana, or even gator-ade, along with some whey protein. You need simple sugars (carbs) that your body will break down fast....

 

[njmuscleguy]

my shakes usually dont have too much fat, and p&b sandwichs dont have alot either ( im not fan of large amounts of peanut butter)....whats wrong with a little fat post workout?

fats will slow down digestion and inhibit the fast, crucial breakdown of simple carbs and protein. Milk is also a bad idea post-workout because it's slow-digesting (casein protein).

 

[abomb]

Gatoraid is crap - 100% apple juice is probably the best source of simples pwo. Gatoraid is high in HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup). Terrrible for the gut.

 

[JKurz1]

Thread topic is WHOLE FOODS............forget the drinks other than the whey

 

[abomb]

Well typically a bodybuilder wants to get carbs into the blood as quickly as possible to spike insulin levels so most will advise to hit a carb drink immediately pwo. But whatever works for you bud. Sorry for the highjack. Gatoraid is junk though.