Bodybuilding friendly recipes come in so many different shapes- depending on what your goal is! If your goal is muscle gain or lean muscle gain, then try any of the following high protein recipes that may support your total protein intake.
High Protein Recipes-
1. High Protein Fruit Smoothie Bowl.
2. Protein Packed Lauki Kheer
For more such recipes, visit our recipe page.
If your goal is muscle & weight gain, then let’s look at these high calorie-high protein recipes.
Actually, before we dive into the recipes, let us look at some of the ingredients that has protein and calories and will help amp up calorie and protein content of any given recipe-
High Protein-High Calories ingredients that can amp up protein and calorie quotient of any recipe.
• Nuts- Peanuts, Walnuts, Almonds, Cashew Nuts
• Nut Butters- Peanut butter, almond butter
• Seeds- Sesame, Sunflower, Papaya
• Eggs
• Full-Fat Dairy/Milk
• Fatty Fish- Salmon, Tuna, Sardines, Anchovies, Mackerel, Cod, Herring
Apart from food ingredients, Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass with it’s +1200 Calories and 50g protein per serving is a great way of adding calories and protein.
High Calorie-High Protein recipes for weight and muscle gain at home-
1. Strawberry Shortcake Oats
The recipe makes 2 jars of oats and the macronutrient information provided is for the total preparation of 2 jars.
2. Double Protein Oatmeal
The recipe below makes 2 servings. Macronutrient information is for 1 serving.
3. Vanilla Protein Milkshake
Recipe makes 1 serving and macronutrient information is for 1 serving as well.
Take Home Message
For muscle and weight gain focus on food first. You can easily amp up the protein and calorie of any recipe with the above-mentioned ingredients. And more importantly you can cook and make recipes with your favourite protein supplements. But most importantly, muscle gain takes time and you must follow a diet plus training regiment to see the results.
