Meal Preparation

Now that we have covered proper nutrient intake of protein, carbohydrates, fat, and water. And the amounts of each that you should be consuming daily based on your individual needs and bodybuilding goals. I’m going to outline some practical ways that you can fit a healthy eating plan into your busy lifestyle.
The whole idea of eating 6 well-balanced meals per day is by no means a new concept. Most of you who are reading this probably already have a good idea of how you should be eating. But for the majority of people the main excuse is they don't have the time or the will power to eat properly.
However, this is just not the case. Eating a “junk-food” diet actually takes just as much or more time then it does to eat a healthy muscle building diet. For example, at lunch time getting in your car and heading on over to the fast food joint, waiting in line at the drive through, and then heading back to work takes a lot more time then if you had your food prepared in advance and ready to eat.
The key to successfully following a healthy bodybuilding nutrition program is planning ahead. When you cook your food always prepare for several meals. It doesn’t take much more time to cook larger quantities of food than it does to cook smaller amounts of food for just one meal. Purposely plan to have left overs that you can re-heat in the microwave, this saves time and makes it easier to have quick nutritious meals on hand. I'll often grill several steaks at a time, cook several chicken breasts at a time, bake several potatoes at a time, cook up a large pot of rice, etc.
Plan ahead for several meals at a time. It doesn’t take much more time to cook for several meals in advance then it does to cook for a single meal at a time!