Cant avoid the boiled white rice over here therefore its the carbohydrate I eat at lunch and dinner. Would you call white rice a "clean" carbohydrate and is it ok to take it as part of my cut/diet.
I can't give specific nutritional advice, but personally, I think rice is fine as part of a balanced diet - it has protein as well as carbs and B vitamins and is natural, low fat food.
"Cutting " is all down to counting calories - just measure the rice potions to ensure you don't go over your intended daily calorie allowances.
I tend to use brown rice myself for the higher fibre content or basmati for flavour - but I guess you have the sticky chop-stick friendly type usually.
One other point - noodles made with wheat will have a higher protein content the rice, which I find makes them more filling which can be important if I'm counting calories.
If you are buying noodles to cook at home , check the fat content on the packet.
Some "instant" brands have a lot of added fat and egg noodles are higher in fat too - it can make as much as 100 calories per 100g difference.
After reading so much about how good the benifts of ice cold water is in helping to burn calories, I have been drinking as much as I can in the quest to reduce the flab.
Although recently....a couple of colleagues here (Shanghai) passed the comment that continually drinking such cold water is actually bad for your organs and the locals here drink only warm water in such quantities. They could not explain why its bad....but I thought I throw this in for some comments.......
in hangzhou, they dont care if its warm or cold, as long as its clean, hence the boiling part, also in winter time its nicer than drinking nong fu guo yan :P
After reading so much about how good the benifts of ice cold water is in helping to burn calories, I have been drinking as much as I can in the quest to reduce the flab.
Although recently....a couple of colleagues here (Shanghai) passed the comment that continually drinking such cold water is actually bad for your organs and the locals here drink only warm water in such quantities. They could not explain why its bad....but I thought I throw this in for some comments.......
Much better to drink in sips throughout the day than flood your systems in one large go at only a few times of the day. Don't go drink gigantic proportions of water especially without food.
How do you rate a pint of milk as a snack on the go. I'm trying to bulk up and as milk has both protein and carbs it seems like a good option to me. One of the guys I chat to at the gym (who is in amazing shape), drinks around four to five pints of semi a day to keep his protein intake high. He reasons that babys drink milk and they grow like crazy!
Yup I'm with Matt on the milk and fruit as a snack - its cheap and readily available from any supermarket,garage or cornershop.
I keep emergency UHT skimmed pack in my desk at work, plus fresh skimmed in the fridge both at home and work.
Good source of calcium, nice bit of protein and small amount of carbs from the lactose. You can make a cheap chocolate shake by adding a teaspoon of cocoa powder to it.
Milk a great choice in a "good food desert" too.
Last summer I had a nightmare train - journey 3 hours with no air con and no buffet car for water or food.
When I got off I made straight for the nearest shop for a pint of skimmmed which solved both the thirst and hunger problem neatly in one clean hit.
