We all keep hearing the same thing about our diets while muscle building.
Do this, don't do that, you can only have X-amount of calories, you need to make sure your protein intake is such and such.
Well, I thought I would at least provide something to help with the calorie counting part.
In this article I will outline several very good 500 calorie muscle building recipes; well approximately 500 calories.
Yes they are tasty.
Here we go: Black Bean & Zucchini Quesadilla: 1 cup chopped zucchini ½ cup canned black beans rinsed and drained 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 teaspoon cumin 2 whole-wheat tortillas ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons salsa How to put it together: Saute' first 4 ingredients for 5 minutes.
Place mixture on torillas, sprinkle with cheese.
Fold in half and cook in pan until cheese melts and tortilla a toasted.
Top with salsa.
Shrimp Fried Brown Rice: 1 cup cooked brown rice.
1 tablespoon sesame oil.
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tablespoon grated ginger 3 ounces precooked shrimp 2 cups chopped bok choy How to put it together: Saute' first 5 ingredients for 3 minutes.
Add shrimp and bok choy and cook for 5 minutes more.
Florentine Chicken & Goat Cheese Flatbread: 3 cups baby spinach 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1 whole-grain flatbread 4 ounces rotisserie chicken, chopped no skin.
1 ounce goat cheese, crumbled.
How to put it together: Saute' spinach, oil and garlic until spinach wilts.
Bake flatbread at 350f for 7 minutes.
Top with spinach mixture, chicken and cheese.
Bake for 12 minutes more.
Ok, there some real good food without chewing up your daily calorie count.
I know that you know diet is very important in order to fuel your awesome machine of a body.
Take these recipes and use them as you may.
Look out for more recipes in coming days.
Enjoy!