8 Foods Every Skinny Guy Must Eat.
Suppose you're a skinny guy struggling to put on quality mass, in that case, you probably believe you have a fast metabolism and simply can't gain weight, but what does a fast metabolism even mean and is it the reason you're not getting bigger, believe it or not you can outpace a fast metabolism by using the right strategies and eating the right foods.
In this context, the right foods, are foods that will make consuming more calories easier this article will cover 8 food and meal ideas that you should be eating to help you get out of the skinny guy, before we get started let's go over some basics weight loss or weight gain, is primarily based on energy balance if you consume more calories than your body burns you will gain weight, the concept is simple but the details and implications are intricate.
People burn calories with different efficiencies, if you have a fast metabolism you're inefficient at using calories meaning your body burns calories quickly similarly a car that is inefficient with gas burns a lot more gas to get around than a fuel-efficient car, your mission as a skinny guy is to consume more calories than your highly efficient body can burn and remember it's much more fun to consume many calories to gain weight than to have to be hungry all the time to lose it, let's get into:
The 8 foods and meals to help you increase your calories.
- Number one
Make mega shakes, now this isn't an individual food but it's one of the best ways to get many high-quality calories into your body fast here's an example of a mega shake with a lot of protein and calories fill your blender with whole milk, whey protein, peanut butter, oats, banana, and blueberries, a shake like this alone will be the reason you finally start gaining weight make sure you have a reliable blender and drink one of these mega shakes daily so you can easily add 800 or more calories to your diet.
- Number two.
Drink fruit juice, somewhere along your fitness journey you were probably told to cut out drinking liquids with calories, and drink water instead this advice is great if you want to lose weight or for general health but if your primary goal is to gain weight drinking fruit juices high in carbohydrates is a reliable way to increase your total calorie intake.
- Number three.
Eat more low fiber fruits, this strategy is a win-win in many ways increasing fruit intake increases micronutrient intake which can improve overall health, if there are deficiencies in your diet these fruits taste amazing and will keep you hydrated, the key when bulking is to consume low fiber fruits since fiber is satiating meaning it makes you feel full here are examples of low fiber fruits that taste great fruit juices, without pulp canned fruit, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, watermelon, nectarines papayas peaches plums these low fiber fruits are an easy way to consume more calories throughout the day just pack a few of these fruits with you and set a reminder to eat one every so often.
- Number four.
- Number five.
Drink chocolate milk by now you probably feel like we're taking you back to elementary school with these, well guess what you were growing then and you're growing now drinking a one-liter carton of chocolate milk even at one percent reduced-fat has a whopping 660 calories with 35 grams of protein if you're bulking at 4 000 calories that's almost one-fifth of your total calorie intake just drinking some great tasting chocolate milk and if you're in the groove of bulking you'll be able to finish a one-liter carton in the same length of time it takes you to read this article.
- Number six.
Eat more avocados keeping your healthy fat intake up along with consistent resistance training, will help optimize your testosterone, and free testosterone levels these increases can give you small benefits as a natural lifter but more importantly improve your overall mood in sex drive avocados also contain healthy monounsaturated fat along with many other beneficial nutrients for your overall health one medium-sized avocado can have up to 350 calories in it add avocados to your egg breakfast in the morning to keep your total calorie and testosterone levels up.
- Number seven.
Eat more cereal, eating breakfast cereals mixed with whole milk is another quick and easy way to consume more calories, here's the thing you don't have to eat these at breakfast feel free to grab a bowl of cereal any time of the day again cereal high in fiber like raisin bran is going to be more filling fiber is excellent to keep you regular but it can also cause bloating if you consume too much of it more refined cereals are easier to get down keep a couple boxes of your favorite cereal around and use them as a snack, you can also add cereal to your greek yogurt as a high protein meal.
- Number eight.
Make heavy-duty oatmeal, oatmeal is a staple in most bodybuilders diets but oatmeal doesn't have to just be oats mixed with water in a bowl and thrown in the microwave you can add a lot to your oatmeal as we did with the mega shakes earlier in this article, add peanut butter, blueberries, chocolate, chips, and honey, not only does this add a ton of quality calories but it tastes fantastic.
As well a fast metabolism may feel like a pain in the ass when you're trying to put on size but remember you get to consume a ton of great tasting foods, that others wish they can have if you regularly train hard and eat the 08 foods and meals mentioned above, rest assured you will gain weight and the skinny body will be a thing of the past.
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