The Best Muscle Building Foods For
Your Shopping List
Here are a few muscle gaining foods you should think about adding to your weekly shopping list.
Each food is broken down into different food groups. Obviously you don't need to eat them all but you should choose some from the list and add them to your diet.
PROTEINS
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
Tuna (water packed)
Fish (salmon, sea bass, halibut)
Shrimp
Extra Lean Ground Beef or Ground Round (92-96%)
Venison
Buffalo
Ostrich
Protein Powder ( Whey or egg white)
Egg Whites or Eggs
Rib eye Steaks or Roast
Top Round Steaks or Roast (aka Stew Meat, London Broil, Stir Fry)
Top Sirloin (aka Sirloin Top Butt)
Beef Tenderloin (aka Filet, Filet Mignon)
Top Loin (NY Strip Steak)
Flank Steak (Sir Fry, Fajita)
Eye of Round (Cube Meat, Stew Meat, Bottom Round , 96% lean ground Round)
Ground turkey, Turkey Breast Slices or cutlets (fresh meat, not deli cuts)
COMPLEX CARBS
Oatmeal (Old Fashioned or Quick Oats)
Sweet Potatoes
Yams
Beans (pinto, black, kidney)
Oat Bran Cereal
Rye Cereal
Brown Rice / mulit gain rice
Farina (Cream of Wheat)
Multigrain Hot Cereal
Whole wheat or Spinach Pasta
Rice (white, jasmine, basmati, Arborio, wild)
Potatoes (red, baking, new)
FIBROUS CARBS (not canned)
Green Leafy Lettuce (Green Leaf, Red, Leaf, Romaine)
Broccoli
Asparagus
String Beans
Spinach
Bell Peppers
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Celery
Cucumber
Eggplant
Green or Red Pepper
Green beans
Onions
Pumpkin
Garlic
Tomatoes
Zucchini
FRUIT
(if acceptable on diet): bananas, apples, grapefruit, peaches, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, lemons or limes not really muscle building foods but are great for a snack and to take away the cravings for sweet things.
HEALTHY FATS
Natural Style Peanut Butter
Olive Oil or Safflower Oil
Nuts (peanuts, almonds
Flaxseed Oil
Fish oil
DAIRY AND EGGS
Low-fat cottage cheese
Eggs
Low or Non-Fat Milk
Bottled Water
CONDIMENTS & SPICES
Diet Soda
Crystal Light
Fat Free Mayonnaise
Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce
Balsamic Vinegar
Salsa
Hot Peppers and Hot Sauce
Chili powder
Mrs. Dash
Steak Sauce
Sugar Free Maple Syrup
Chili Paste
Mustard
Extracts (vanilla, almond, etc )
Low Sodium beef or chicken broth
Plain or reduced sodium tomatoes sauce, puree, paste)
If there are more foods you can think of then thats great. Having a good variety to your diet is one of the best ways to stick to it. If you eat the same foods everyday then you will soon get bored and eventually give up.
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