body builderIf you plan on increasing your muscles and keeping healthy, then you definitely need to watch what you eat. To achieve that, you need a well thought meal plan. The plan needs to be goal specific to speed up the results. Most of the food that you need to consume includes large amounts of calories, fat, proteins, and carbs. You need to stock your fridge with nutritious and delicious food all year through. There should be a large variety of food so that you have enough to keep you interested and motivated to eat healthier all year through.

The type of food you stock your fridge with will be determined by the type of goals that you have set yourself and the timing of your training. The types of food can be widely divided into two major areas; those that have starchy carbs and those that do not have starchy carbs. It is usually advisable to take more starchy carbs and less of the fatty foods before and after taking your exercises. This is because these type of foods help in increasing your muscle growth and increasing your energy levels. If your aim is increasing your body size, you should have more of this diet. As you reduce the amount of time you spend working out, you should also reduce the amount of starch that you consume as you increase the amount of fat.

Some of the starchy foods that you can take include brown rice, yams, oats, bread, wraps, and quinoa.

Proteins that you can take include protein powders, whole eggs, white meat and Greek yogurt.

You should not forget fruits and vegetables. Examples that you can take from this category include tropical fruits, beans and greens.

Taking all these foods in moderation will sure bring out the best desired results.