So many people who struggle with their weight want to know what the bodybuilders eat. I guess they think if they eat the same foods as a natural bodybuilder does, then they will also get single digit body fat. A bodybuilders diet is very different from an average fellow, but you can learn very much from bodybuilders, because they know everything about nutrition.

It is important to choose foods that you enjoy and eat a variety of foods. Staying in a calorie deficit is difficult by itself and if you use a restricted diet, then most people can’t stick with any program. Wouldn´t it be great if you could great a eating program that you enjoy while still getting  leaner and healthier. Eat a wide variety of high nutrient density, low calorie density foods that you enjoy which still fit within healthy, fat-burning, muscle-building guidelines.

Another problem for so many people is that they can´t get rid of the bad habits. Bad habits are easy to form and hard to live with and good habits are hard to form but easy to live with. But enough of that. Here is a list of foods that I got from one of Tom Venuto´s articles. Remember this is his list of foods and may be not eaxctly how you llike it. But I like most foods that are in this list too.

Fat burning calorie foods

Tom´s Natural starchy carb and whole grains

1. Oatmeal (old fashioned)
2. Yams
3. Brown rice (a favorite is basmati, a long grain aromatic rice)
4. Sweet potatoes (almost same as yams)
5. Multi grain hot cereal (mix or barley, oats, rye. titricale and a few others)
6. White potatoes
7. 100% whole wheat bread
8. 100% whole wheat pasta
9. Beans (great for healthy chili recipes)
10. Cream of rice hot cereal

Tom´s Top 10 vegetables

1. Broccoli
2. Asparagus
3. Spinach
4. Salad greens
5. Tomatoes
6. Peppers (green, red or yellow)
7. Onions
8. Mushrooms
9. Cucumbers
10. Zucchini

Tom´s Top 10 lean proteins

1. Egg whites (whole eggs in limited quantities)
2. Whey or Casein protein (protein powder supplements)
3. Chicken Breast
4. Salmon (wild Alaskan)
5. Turkey Breast
6. Top round steak (grass fed beef)
7. Flank Steak (grass fed beef)
8. Lean Ground Turkey
9. Bison/Buffalo
10. Trout

Tom´s Top 10 fruits

1. Grapefruit
2. Apples
3. Blueberries
4. Canteloupe
5. Oranges
6. Bananas
7. Peaches
8. Grapes
9. Strawberries
10. Pineapple

My list is a little different from that but about 90% the same. If you don´t like anything from the list, then you can change it to something that you like. It is just one example.

Good Luck

Randolph
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