need diet advice

[chelsea]

I just entered my past weekly food intake into fitday.com and am currently eating 40% protein, 30% carbs and 30% fat (mostly from Udos and Muscle Milk, a little from red meat sources). Anyhow, I suspect my ratios may not be optimal for gaining muscle with as little fat as possible ( I realize I will gain some fat). Ive been told so many different things, 50, 30, 20 ..... 40, 40, 20 but never 40, 30,30???? Is my fat too high if they are almost all polyunstaurated???? Im currently between 2500 and 3000 calories a day. Im 5'6", around 120 lbs, probably around 13% BF now. Thanks, Chelsea

 

[Frosty]

I just entered my past weekly food intake into fitday.com and am currently eating 40% protein, 30% carbs and 30% fat (mostly from Udos and Muscle Milk, a little from red meat sources). Anyhow, I suspect my ratios may not be optimal for gaining muscle with as little fat as possible ( I realize I will gain some fat). Ive been told so many different things, 50, 30, 20 ..... 40, 40, 20 but never 40, 30,30???? Is my fat too high if they are almost all polyunstaurated???? Im currently between 2500 and 3000 calories a day. Im 5'6", around 120 lbs, probably around 13% BF now. Thanks, Chelsea

There is no right or wrong answer - there is NO ideal ratio for everyone.

Especially for gaining lean mass, you have to find out the right ratio for you, and you alone. This can be done through the Metabolic Diet. You will find the right amount of carbs and fat for you to gain and be healthy. This is the minimum carbs you need to gain and be healthy, so that optimizes lean gains, since too many carbs will make you fat.

Also, if 30% of your calories are from fat and most is from Udo's, then that is not good. Polyunsaturated fats should definitely be under 10% calories and ideally under 6%. Mono and saturated should be at least equal, but saturated a bit higher is fine. As a rule, most of your fat should come from animal sources.

IMO, Udo's oil is highly over-rated and not worth the money. No need for omega-6 supplementation, and it lacks EPA and DHA. Cod liver oil, on the other hand, is a good omega-3 with both EPA and DHA and also a very concentrated source of important vitamins A and D that are notoriously deficient in people's diets, and bodybuilding diets especially.

 

[Lifter82]

I say 30 % fat is too high

 

[DreDay187]

I say 30 % fat is too high

Let me google that for you