Hey guys, so I’ve been working out for about a year and a half (more like a year with actual time spent at the gym) but have always had trouble with my diet.
Currently I’m working in construction and need about 5500 Calories a day to go above my maintenance level of 5000. Due to the strenuous work, I need a lot of calories.
Anyhow, now comes the tricky part. Because I’m partial to ‘natural’ diets, I’ve become convinced that a diet without wheat, dairy, and processed foods is very important for my health.
I came across the ‘Cave Man Diet’ which sounds great, but it’s too sparse. If I were to go on that diet, I fear I would get VERY sick and risk death because it lacks any real feeding.
Anyhow, more to the point, what are some good, natural, non-processed and non wheat/dairy foods I can add to my diet?
Currently my daily intake looks something like this:
Morning:
6 eggs
2 oz smoked salmon
1 oz almonds
10:30 am:
1 cup ground beef
1/8 cup olive oil
1/2 cup potato salad
50 g tortilla chips
1 oz almonds
1:30 pm:
1 cup ground beef
1/8 cup olive oil
1/2 cup potato salad
50 g tortilla chips
1 oz almonds
4:30 or 5:30:
4 oz Almonds
About 6 pm:
1 cup ground beef
1/2 cup potato salad
50 g tortilla chips
Now, according to my nutrition calculator (FitDay.com), this is only about:
4,917 Calories with 219 g of protein (200 is my target).
So yeah, I could always increase the quantities, but I want some variety.
Any suggestions on preferably high-calorie foods that fit the following:
- No Dairy
- No Wheat
- No Peanuts (I get sick if I eat these)
- Non-processed
- No Carbohydrates
- No pure-sugar
Thanks!