Yes, it costs $250 for a constest to eat clean.
I was a superheavy, I was eating 10-12 oz of lean meat per sitting.
I eat 8 meals per day on a pre contest diet.
Heck ground Sirloin is $4 -$5 per lb.Good Chckien is $4 per lb.
Steaks are about $6-$8 per lb.
For breakfast I would eat 22 egg whites.
Plus for a really really good protein powder that is 92% protein, is about $7lb per
So yes if you are a uper heavy weight and your want to eat good clean food you will spend 200- $250 per week on food.
12oz chicken breast - 400 cals x 8 = 3,200 cals (Fish is lower / Beef is higher so chicken is the average)
Bare minimum 100 carbs - 400 cals = 3,600 cals
Bare minimum 30-50 fat - 400 cals = 4,000 cals
So you got into stage shape eating 4,000+ calories a day....You realize that's nearly 600g of protein per day right?
3,900g of protein / 7 days
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1,300g via egg whites - $35
1,300g via chicken - $45
1,300g via beef - $55
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$135
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10lb bag of jasmine rice - $15 @ 100carbs per day this will last your entire prep easily. so <$1 / week.
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$136 / 7 days
I mean this is just completely stupid nobody needs 550g of protein a day.