Bulking Miracle Food for Cheap too

[gggunit]

Well not miracle, I know alot of people trying to put on weight or bulking up and wonder what to eat.. besides the basics, MEAT (chiken, Beef, Turkey etc), Whey, Cassien, Power Bars,Wieght Gain powders people forget about "PEANUT BUTTER"


• Peanut butter is an affordable source of calories.
If you are a hungry athlete who needs 3,000 or more calories a day, you can spend a significant amount of money fueling yourself (especially if you routinely eat protein bars, weight gain shakes and other engineered sports foods). Peanut butter can fuel your body without breaking the bank. One hundred calories of peanut butter (about 1 tablespoon) costs about 7¢, far less than 100 calories of other protein sources, such as cottage cheese (55¢ per 100 calories), tuna (60¢) and deli turkey breast (75¢). The cost of 200 calories of peanut butter is about 15¢, far less than the $1.49 you'd spend on 200 calories of an energy bar... and generally, the peanut butter is far tastier!

[1badPT]

PB is high in fat, so that scares a lot of people off but the fats are mostly unsaturated(thats a good thing). The other downside is the protein in peanut butter is mostly denatured from the peanuts being roasted prior to making peanut butter(heat denatures protein).

That aside, its a good source of protein and in case you're getting sick of eating PB as is, here's a way to work it into desert that tastes awesome!

Peanut Butter Pie:

Makes 8 servings and you don't have to bake it. Tastes awesome and how many other deserts can you think of that give you almost 12 g of protein?

1 (5 oz.) pkg. Jell-O Instant Vanilla Pudding
2 cups cold milk (I use whole milk and the nutritional info is calculated on that)
1/2 cup whipping cream, whipped
1 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 prebaked pie shell of your choice (I use the Keebler chocolate cookie prebaked shells-you can get them from Superstore-again this is whats included in the nutritional info)
Optional: (not included in the nutritional info calculation-I don't use these)
1 (8 Ounce) container of Cool Whip (or store brand equivalent)
Garnish: chocolate syrup & crushed peanuts

Whisk together pudding mix and cold milk in bowl until creamy. Add 1/2 cup whipped whipping cream, peanut butter. Whisk until completely blended.

Pour into pie shell. If you are adding cool whip, add it now by covering the pie with a generous layer of Cool Whip whipped topping. Put in freezer for 1 hour until set. Remove from freezer, drizzle with your favorite chocolate syrup & crushed peanuts if you want these. Cover, chill 2 hours, serve.

Per serving:
474 Calories
31.5 g Fat
8 g Saturated Fat
28.5 mg Cholesterol
424.5 mg Sodium
36 g Carbs
11.5 g Protein

[DEREK57]

Yumm I think I'm gonna eat peanut butter pie, and I'm not eve working out. :D

[gggunit]

Thow a scoop of protein in that pie and your set..

Thanks for the reciepe, a definite must for anyone trying to put on weight.

[three.eighteen.]

allergic to peanuts :cry:

[davidI]

Peanut butter can be great for bulking but try to stick to the natty blends!

[googe]

if the huge amounts of hydrogenated oils/trans fats dont kill you first ;)

[1badPT]

PB doesn't have much saturated fat and I don't know of a brand that has any transfats. Trans fats are when food manufacturers take a liquid fat such as vegetable oil and hydrogenate it to make a fat that is hard at room temperature (most margarine and shortenings are good examples). Some natural transfats are found in meats and dairy products, but generally the amounts of transfats in those products is not enough to worry about.

Most peanut butters have around 4:1:0 ratio of unsaturated fat (good fat :thumbsup: ) to saturated fat (bad fat) to trans fat (really bad fat)

[TrevorK]

PB may be good for bulking but the BV of the protein found inside isn't nearly as good as other sources (Whey, chicken, eggs, etc...).

Definetely don't take it in as a protein source. Use it for those additional calories you need.

[googe]

Originally posted by 1badPT
PB doesn't have much saturated fat and I don't know of a brand that has any transfats. Trans fats are when food manufacturers take a liquid fat such as vegetable oil and hydrogenate it to make a fat that is hard at room temperature (most margarine and shortenings are good examples). Some natural transfats are found in meats and dairy products, but generally the amounts of transfats in those products is not enough to worry about.

Most peanut butters have around 4:1:0 ratio of unsaturated fat (good fat :thumbsup: ) to saturated fat (bad fat) to trans fat (really bad fat)

you dont know of any that do that? all peanut butters that the oil doesnt separate from do, thats how they keep it like that. skippy, squirrel, all those brands defeat the oil seperation problem that way.

so, you gotta buy the ones that need a violent stir every time you use it, and you usually have to throw out the last bit of the jar cause there is no oil left by then :D

[1badPT]

Does Peanut Butter Have Partially Hydrogenated Oils?
Regular peanut butter does contain a tiny, tiny amount (far less than 1%) of partially hydrogenated oil. It keeps the oil from separating out of the peanut butter and rising to the top of the jar, makes the peanut butter creamier, and dramatically increases the shelf life of the peanut butter.

The resulting amount of trans fat in regular peanut butter is so small that, under the proposed FDA labeling guidelines for trans fats, the peanut butter labels will list 0 trans fats. The proposed FDA rule indicates that trans fat amounts of less than .5g cannot be accurately measured and will be listed on the label as 0.

However, natural peanut butters do not contain partially hydrogenated oils. There are a number of natural peanut butters on the market, so consumers who wish to completely avoid partially hydrogenated oils can still enjoy peanut butter. The peanut oil will rise to the top. Simply stir it back in before using.

http://www.peanutbutterlovers.com/nutrition/transfats.html

[gggunit]

If you wanna bulk eat one of these bad boys

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&postid=895742#post895742

[jay42w8]

im gonna start doing this..the only thing i cant stand is how long it takes for the peanut butter to go down..its like it sticks to everything once u put it in ur mouth

[1-Cent]

Peanut butter + brown sugar is the way to go

[Toma]

Peanut butter will clog your arteries faster and kill you sooner then straight butter, fatty steaks, bacon etc.

There is almost NOTHING worse for you then peanut butter.

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by Toma
Peanut butter will clog your arteries faster and kill you sooner then straight butter, fatty steaks, bacon etc.

There is almost NOTHING worse for you then peanut butter.

erm, that would be untrue
:nut:

[tapout]

Originally posted by three.eighteen.
allergic to peanuts :cry: :bullshit: me to dude:(

[badseed]

I tend to agree with eating natural peanut butter, besides the fat issue, regular peanut butter has a lots of icing sugar in it. Unwanted empty calories.

[Toma]

Originally posted by 1-Cent


erm, that would be untrue
:nut:
Uhm...no, not a chance.... review some basic biochemsitry and get back to me....

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by Toma

Uhm...no, not a chance.... review some basic biochemsitry and get back to me....

If you say so :D
Good luck breaking an average build eating nothing but chicken breasts and spaghetti, you need fats or you won't grow, no debate :dunno:

[lastprodigy]

Originally posted by three.eighteen.
allergic to peanuts :cry:

:werd: :banghead:

[Toma]

Originally posted by 1-Cent


If you say so :D
Good luck breaking an average build eating nothing but chicken breasts and spaghetti, you need fats or you won't grow, no debate :dunno:
Never said fats were bad.
Fats are of course essential.
Peanuts and peanut butter are what is at question.

I wont eat them anymore.... english walnuts or almonds for me .....

[00CivicSi]

There are very lil bad fats in peanuts or peanut butter. In 2 tablespoons you get an average of 15 grams of fat 3-4 of it being saturated fat. and most of the rest is monounsaturated, the same good fat found in Olive oil. Actually good for helping with lowering cholesterol and reduceing heart diseases. It also acts similar to polyunsaturated fats, so good for your hair skin and nails. Alot of new research actually shows by adding a tablespoon of peanut butter in your shakes actually helps you lean out and slow the absorbtion of protien in your stomach hence absorbing more down in the long run. As for the protien any legumes (nuts etc.) are not real sources of protien because thier missing some essential amino's that makes up protien so a partial protien. Still it is a good thing ta have in moderate for packing on pounds, good in cal and fats. In john Berardi diets he usually has ya eating 2-4 table spoons a day!! :thumbsup:


EDIT: Sorry forgot something. Alot of the info regarding the fats plugging up the artieries and building up plaque in your artieries are all based on animal studies. Your starting to see more and more good things about peanuts as more reaserch on it is being done.

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by 00CivicSi
There are very lil bad fats in peanuts or peanut butter. In 2 tablespoons you get an average of 15 grams of fat 3-4 of it being saturated fat. and most of the rest is monounsaturated, the same good fat found in Olive oil. Actually good for helping with lowering cholesterol and reduceing heart diseases. It also acts similar to polyunsaturated fats, so good for your hair skin and nails. Alot of new research actually shows by adding a tablespoon of peanut butter in your shakes actually helps you lean out and slow the absorbtion of protien in your stomach hence absorbing more down in the long run. As for the protien any legumes (nuts etc.) are not real sources of protien because thier missing some essential amino's that makes up protien so a partial protien. Still it is a good thing ta have in moderate for packing on pounds, good in cal and fats. In john Berardi diets he usually has ya eating 2-4 table spoons a day!! :thumbsup:


EDIT: Sorry forgot something. Alot of the info regarding the fats plugging up the artieries and building up plaque in your artieries are all based on animal studies. Your starting to see more and more good things about peanuts as more reaserch on it is being done.

Somewhere along the lines of what I was going to say but I've just gotten lazy haha
PB is your friend (w/ benifits ;) )

[Toma]

Would you eat Olive Oil processed by Kraft?

Our do you buy cold pressed, unrefined?

Do you think heating your oil and then eating it is a good idea (any oil)? Exposing to air while blanding and whipping it, then storing it for extended periods?

Give your head a shake....

There is far more to oil chemistry then "hudrogenated" "unsaturated", and "polyunsaturated".

Chain length is critical as well to HOW our body processes it, and the oxidative damage that results.

I dont have time for another biochemistry lesson...

Just trust me when I say you would live longer eating straight cultured butter instead of straigh peanut butter...

[00CivicSi]

:rolleyes:

[00CivicSi]

Doh edited wrong post, bah I'll retype it out later back to sleeping on the job:zzz:

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by Toma
Would you eat Olive Oil processed by Kraft?

Our do you buy cold pressed, unrefined?

Do you think heating your oil and then eating it is a good idea (any oil)? Exposing to air while blanding and whipping it, then storing it for extended periods?

Give your head a shake....

There is far more to oil chemistry then "hudrogenated" "unsaturated", and "polyunsaturated".

Chain length is critical as well to HOW our body processes it, and the oxidative damage that results.

I dont have time for another biochemistry lesson...

Just trust me when I say you would live longer eating straight cultured butter instead of straigh peanut butter...

On paper sure, in practice thats worthless :dunno:
Sorry bud it just doesn't matter that much, I've eaten an entire jar of peanut butter in one sitting (yup you read right), done it many times actually.
You need those calories to grow and you just aren't going to get them eating clean foods. Doc tells me I'm in better than perfect health so I'm not going to get my shorts in a bunch over it.
If you're a health freak then sure fill your boots, make a list of icky things you won't eat. If your goal is size/strength then forget about it or the sport just isn't for you.
I might die a couple years sooner buy hey, they're gonna need to burry me in a piano box :D

[00CivicSi]

:werd:

[steelo]

Originally posted by 1badPT
(heat denatures protein).



So should I eat my steaks, eggs, salmon, and chicken raw too? I cook mine, but if it will help me to get bigger and stronger I'll eat them raw if you tell me to. :thumbsup:

Hey Toma how many degrees do you have these days anyway? Fuck man, just think you could have been a surgeon by now.