If I need a lot of carb calories I go for brown rice, whole grain pasta or dried fruit (prunes, apricots, etc) those all pack a pretty good caloric punch.
I eat a maybe 1 slice of whole grain bread a day (I like it with natty PB as a nighttime snack) , but no more because even though I found stuff with no processed sugar or corn syrup, it is still relatively high in sodium.
And I agree with FF you might want more variety. I don't really meal plan, and I don't necessarily eat the same stuff every day. I just eat clean foods, log them in fitday and monitor and adjust as I go through the day. I eat 3700 cals right now and you have a lot of "wiggle room" that is:if you get off track early in the day ( a little too much protein, too much fat etc.) you can correct it with your next meal.
I like corn. Some dieticians consider it a grain rather than a vegetable. Don't trust the numbers fitday gives you. I figured that out when I saw some wacky stuff on there (according to them 1 cup of corn has over 600 calories, every label I've ever seen says about 120 calories). Get some frozen corn and go by the label on that. I love fitday, but I create my own custom foods about 99% of the time.
I eat a maybe 1 slice of whole grain bread a day (I like it with natty PB as a nighttime snack) , but no more because even though I found stuff with no processed sugar or corn syrup, it is still relatively high in sodium.
And I agree with FF you might want more variety. I don't really meal plan, and I don't necessarily eat the same stuff every day. I just eat clean foods, log them in fitday and monitor and adjust as I go through the day. I eat 3700 cals right now and you have a lot of "wiggle room" that is:if you get off track early in the day ( a little too much protein, too much fat etc.) you can correct it with your next meal.
I like corn. Some dieticians consider it a grain rather than a vegetable. Don't trust the numbers fitday gives you. I figured that out when I saw some wacky stuff on there (according to them 1 cup of corn has over 600 calories, every label I've ever seen says about 120 calories). Get some frozen corn and go by the label on that. I love fitday, but I create my own custom foods about 99% of the time.
