| Everyone knows that you need to eat lots of clean, | | | | style, and you're going to heave more healthy options |
| muscle-building foods in order to develop a great | | | | on the menu. And since specialty places survive by |
| physique. The problem is that most of us have real-life | | | | winning over loyal customers from fast food places |
| responsibilities, which prevent us from preparing and | | | | and don't have their assembly-line processes, they'll |
| eating six quality bodybuilding meals every day. Work, | | | | often customize your meal with ease. |
| school, family, and other responsibilities mean that | | | | Lose the bun |
| we're often on the road when it's time to give our | | | | Eliminating the white bread from the menu removes |
| bodies the next much-needed meal. When you find | | | | 200 calories of the worst kind (poor Glycemic index |
| yourself behind the wheel and hungry, there are a few | | | | performing) from your meal. |
| things to remember which can ensure you have the | | | | Substitute |
| best chances at eating right to reach your bodybuilding | | | | Order the baked potato instead of the fries. Ask for |
| goals. | | | | the sandwich without cheese or sauce. Look for the |
| Always look for the keywords | | | | grilled, not fried chicken patty. Double up on the lettuce |
| When you look at the menu, you should automatically | | | | and tomato. There are many ways to add value to |
| scan the menu for the 4 magic words: "Steamed, | | | | the meal and remove the negatives. |
| Broiled, Baked, & Grilled". The meal will have less | | | | When confronted with an option to either miss a meal |
| fat automatically, in most cases. | | | | or visit a drive-thru restaurant, always take the |
| Pre-snack | | | | drive-thru. Just be aware that by employing a few |
| Always nibble on something - anything - before you hit | | | | common sense tactics, you can continue to feed your |
| the drive thru. A piece of string cheese, some fruit, a | | | | muscles and move closer to fulfilling your bodybuilding |
| granola bar, etc. You'll eat much less food, and order | | | | potential. Missing a meal is the worst thing a |
| more coherently, if you curb that starving feeling. | | | | bodybuilder can do. And eating a lapful of garbage is |
| Specialty places | | | | pretty bad too. But grabbing a clean protein and carb |
| Chinese, Sub Shops, Italian, and similar places will | | | | source from a drive-thru is surprisingly easy if you just |
| always beat out a burger joint. Choose the healthier | | | | remember these key steps. |