opinion on rice cakes

[goliath23]

i was wondering what you guys think of rice cakes. i eat 2 sometimes if i dont have vegetables post workout. and 2 more no matter what on my next meal after that. oh ya and always with peanut butter on them. are they a good choice post workout or any time during the day for that mater

[heavy hitter]

i wouldn't put peanut butter on them post workout. you dont want fat in you pwo meal

[JnJ23]

i wouldn't put peanut butter on them post workout. you dont want fat in you pwo meal

other than that they would be ok pwo

[BeeJ]

I would stay away from rice cakes if I were you. The GI rating on them is off the charts, and akin to eating multiple cups of sugar. Just stick with a post-workout drink like the blend at trueprotein for far better results. You don't eat white bread do you? Then why eat rice cakes?

[ski]

In my opiniuon,rice cakes are OK PW,but a quicker digesting item would be dextrose.

As far as the GI goes,I beleive it`s overated and as long as you don`t take in more carbs than you need in a day,you`re OK.

I know guy`s who eat rice cakes and other high GI carbs pre-contest ,and they get shredded to the max,as long as they don`t exceed their carb total for the day!

[goliath23]

are there any alternatives except for veg im sick of eating so much already

[ski]

Dude ,you should be eating starchy carbs post-workout such as yams,white rice,white potatoes, etc. Dextrose,Tang instant breakfast drink powder ,Gatorade pwder ,etc. etc.

Veggies ain`t gonna` cut it,unless they are of the starchy variety.
What exactly do you eat PW,other than rice cakes?

[In-Human]

i was wondering what you guys think of rice cakes. i eat 2 sometimes if i dont have vegetables post workout. and 2 more no matter what on my next meal after that. oh ya and always with peanut butter on them. are they a good choice post workout or any time during the day for that mater

Don't know why I did not look at this thread earlier, listen to Ski and for me I say that you have a 60-80 gram shake with Dextrose and or Maltodextrine and add a banana or white potatoe or raisins to this meal, since you are very carb depleted after training you need the insulin spike to force the Glycogen and protein into your muscle cells...

[goliath23]

Dude ,you should be eating starchy carbs post-workout such as yams,white rice,white potatoes, etc. Dextrose,Tang instant breakfast drink powder ,Gatorade pwder ,etc. etc.

Veggies ain`t gonna` cut it,unless they are of the starchy variety.
What exactly do you eat PW,other than rice cakes?

i have a 50 gram protein shake with 10grams of l-glutamine 5 min after my workout. my dextrose is on the way so i will add 50 grams to my postworkout shake. about 30 min after that i have 2 or 3 chicken breats with about half a cup of cottage cheese with salsa in it. with about 1 cup of rice and 1 cup of vegetables. the vegetables are a mix of brocolli, carrots, colliflower.

[ski]

That`s good for PW,but wait about 90 minutes or so to eat as your shake will still be digesting and the amount of food in your second PW meal will lead to digestive overload.

In other words,space out the two PW meals a bit farther apart for best results.

A 50 gram shake ,then 2-3 chicken breasts with the rest of your solid food is a lot to digest in such a short period of time.(30 minutes)

I`m all for eating big to get big but not so soon after tha shake.

Just my 2cc`s,good luck bro!

[goliath23]

thanks and i will give that a shot. i always did feel pretty dam full after my meal.

[pudge]

i agree totally with ski here, but u have to experiment on ur own with foods to see if they work for u or not...i ate 1/2 a dozen rickes with jam pw after every session during my last pre-contest diet and it did me ok...not everyone can do that though, so i suggest u see how it goes for u...

pudge