Can I have salad on cutting diet?

[marcanes29]

I'm about to start a cutting diet and I am eating 6 meals a day. The thing is that I love salasd and in all the cutting diets I see nothing about salasd in there. Can I put salads in my cutting diet anywhere or not?

Meal 1
lean protein, oatmeal

Meal 2
shake, lean protein, 2 tbsp of flax

Meal 3
Veggies, lean protein

Workout

Meal 4
PWO

Meal 5
Veggies, lean protein, brown rice

Meal 6
Shake with flax

[lucabratzi]

looks good, yes u should have veggies in it....what are ur stats. the macro's may be a lil low...

[marcanes29]

I'm 5'10 190lbs. What are macro's and can you tell me what dex is? Everyone seems to be taking protein shakes and dex with there pwo.

[StoneGRMI]

Macros (macronutrients) are the amount of nutrients in your food. I.e.: how many carbs/protein/fat your getting in each food and how calorie dense are they.

Dex (dextrose) is a simple sugar (carb) and provides a good source of energy in the body. Its best taken post workout because it assists in taking your protein to the muscles faster.

[Myka]

Can I put salads in my cutting diet anywhere or not?

admittedly salads/veggies are left out...but they shouldnt be...and meal 3 needs EFAs...

[marcanes29]

ok if dex is a simple sugar what would you recommend? and in meal 3, what are efa's. you guys are a huge help, thatnks. I just want to make sure I'm doing everything the right way.

[Myka]

ok if dex is a simple sugar what would you recommend? and in meal 3, what are efa's. you guys are a huge help, thatnks. I just want to make sure I'm doing everything the right way.

I dont want to confuse you...but personally I dont take in simple sugar period...I eat oats PWO...

EFAs = Essentail Fatty Acids

olive oil
flax oil
nuts
all natural PB

[StoneGRMI]

You can buy dex just like you can by regular granulated sugar. It may take a few different stores to find it but if you know a brewery or a place that sells home brew kits they'll have it. Otherwise a few places online have it at good prices just search the stores. Some people use sweet tarts and such because they are made from dex but I believe people only use it for a replacement when they have ran out of straight dextrose.

[StoneGRMI]

I dont want to confuse you...but personally I dont take in simple sugar period...I eat oats PWO...

EFAs = Essentail Fatty Acids

olive oil
flax oil
nuts
all natural PB

Good point, I switch from dex to oats every few months and right now I'm using dextrose so thats where my mind is at. It may be completely mental but I feel like changing up my post workout meal every few monthes keeps the body guessing and I get better results.

[marcanes29]

thanks again guys. 1 more question how much efa's should i take in meal 3?

[Myka]

I like 1 tbsp olive oil

[marcanes29]

oh yeah guys where can i get flaxseed oil?

[Baba]

I'm 5'10 190lbs. What are macro's and can you tell me what dex is? Everyone seems to be taking protein shakes and dex with there pwo.

Dextrose cause an insulin spike which good to shuttle protein to the muscles.

[hawktribal]

oh yeah guys where can i get flaxseed oil?

i buy mine at walmart. as far as getting quick supplements, besides online, i've yet to find anybody beat their prices