Bulking Diet Costs

**SuperLift** · 01-07-2009, 10:30 PM

Ive been bulking for awhile and put on some decent size. I was eating so much food that when the money got tight I had to cut back on how much I was eating. I wish I could start bulking again, I just need to get my finances back up. (I was trying to eat 4500-5000 Cals)

How much do most of your "bulking diets" cost? Any suggestions for some cheap ones?

**FallenWyvern** · 01-07-2009, 10:38 PM

Oatmeal, tuna and peanut butter are cheep.

Kinda boring though.

**Deltasaurus** · 01-07-2009, 10:46 PM

Bulk chicken breasts, Oats in Bulk, And Natty PB.

**Deltasaurus** · 01-07-2009, 10:46 PM

Taters can be cheap too

**jimmyinkedup** · 01-07-2009, 10:50 PM

yeah while it can get costly i find you can keep costs down...u just have to have the discipline and mindeset that food is simply a means to an end. That enables you to eat the same inexpensive sources of carbs and proteins and healthy fats over and over. Also as stated above buying in bulk helps.

**SuperLift** · 01-07-2009, 10:53 PM

Hard to incorporate red meat on this type of budget....

**jimmyinkedup** · 01-07-2009, 10:56 PM

yeah i use look for london broils buy one get one free ...or round roasts when they go on sale

**godkilla** · 01-07-2009, 10:56 PM

chicken breast, eggs/eggwhites, tuna, oatmeal, potatoes. doesnt get much cheap than that really. i pretty much live off of eggs/eggwhites and oats.

**SuperLift** · 01-07-2009, 10:59 PM

thanks for all the info!

**T_Own** · 01-07-2009, 11:14 PM

at the grocery store near my apartment they have boneless chicken breast for $2.50/lb, and cheap round cut steaks for $3/lb. hard to beat those prices. oats are SO cheap, potatoes are fairly cheap, even some fish isn't that expensive

**fit4ever180** · 01-07-2009, 11:57 PM

flounder and pollock are 2-2.50 per lb

**jimmyinkedup** · 01-08-2009, 12:08 AM

^^^ good point... i get 10 lbs flash frozen flounder fillets at bj's warehouse for $15.99 !!

**audis4** · 01-08-2009, 11:05 PM

I drink roughly 4.5 32oz egg white cartons, cottage cheese, natty PB, oats, grits everyday.

Right now I'm eating around 5,000cals/ed

I have a ton of tuna in my room I just dread opening 10 cans/ed

I spend close to $40-45/ed which comes out close to $280/ew

**godkilla** · 01-08-2009, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by audis4

I drink roughly 4.5 32oz egg white cartons, cottage cheese, natty PB, oats, grits everyday.

Right now I'm eating around 5,000cals/ed

I have a ton of tuna in my room I just dread opening 10 cans/ed

I spend close to $40-45/ed which comes out close to $280/ew

and i thought i drank alot of eggs, lol.

**T_Own** · 01-09-2009, 02:03 AM

9 pounds of egg whites a day LOL wow

**SuperLift** · 01-09-2009, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by audis4

I drink roughly 4.5 32oz egg white cartons, cottage cheese, natty PB, oats, grits everyday.

Right now I'm eating around 5,000cals/ed

I have a ton of tuna in my room I just dread opening 10 cans/ed

I spend close to $40-45/ed which comes out close to $280/ew

I wish I could afford to spend that on food.. If I could id go back to my old ways...Steak for breakfast! But I cant now.

Gotta get a part time job just to pay for food!

**SuperLift** · 01-11-2009, 01:46 AM

Took a little time and figured out my diet (bulking). My pricing is based on my serving size that I USE and not what the nutrition label says.

This breaks down to about:
4,200 Calories
120 Fat
415 Carbs
320 Protein

Meal 1)
.80 eggs
.25 banana
.15 Oats
.60 Prot
= $1.80

Meal 2)
.38 rice
1.00 ground beef
= $1.38

Meal 3)
1.80 Chicken
.85 broccoli
= $2.65

Meal 4) PWO
1.20 prot
.90 waxy M
= $2.10

Meal 5)
1.80 chicken
.38 Rice
= $2.18

Meal 6)
.50 pasta
1.00 ground beef
.50 sauce
= $2.00

Meal 7)
1.25 Cottage C

TOTAL $ 13.36