I've recently taken to blending my meats into a smooth liquid
what are advantages of this?

absolutely. orange triad is a good product...but its not just a multi...but rather multivitamin/mineral/joint support/herbs etc. I like it as a product, but for pure multi - now! adam is the best.

lol seriously?

if you were to blend your meats into liquid and drink them...you would be decreasing the digestion and absorption time - thus technically making it a faster moving protein. However, biologically the body isn't meat to eat juiced meats - so I wouldn't make a habit of it or else your digestive system can suffer in time.

nutritionally speaking, it should be the same.

Meal 1 – 1 bowl of whole grain cereal (or oatmeal) w/ 2% skim milk + 2 whole eggs
Meal 2 – chicken/turkey/tuna w/ 1 cup brown rice
Meal 3 – chicken or lean beef or fish on top of a salad
Meal 4 – chicken, turkey, tuna/fish with steamed veggies
Meal 5 – lean beef/steak or fish + veggies.
Meal 6 – 1 cup cottage cheese or glass of milk + mixed nuts.

How would I adjust this if I wanted to add in a protein shake? 2 scoops/water.

protein shake is taken post workout IN ADDITION to the meals above.

if you want to use a protein shake to supplement any of your lean meats you can...but no more than once a day for this...that means one protein shake post workout and one protein shake as a replacement for lean meats...no more.

I'm 18 and have been working out for a few months but recently started getting serious about it.

6'4" 175lbs and I'd say around 10% bf, so I am trying to put on some muscle mass while keeping my lower bf and definition, this is the meal plan I've developed. Meal 1, 3, and 5 will be eaten in my cafeteria so I don't have much control the main dish of meal 3 and 5.

Meal 1 - oatmeal / 2-3 eggs, orange/apple/banana
Meal 2 - chicken breast, serving of kidney beans, orange/apple/banana
Meal 3 - some sort of meat, spinach and carrots, orange/apple/banana
Meal 4 - can of tuna and some whole grain pasta apple/orange/banana
Work out - 1scoop protein shake, some pasta? or fruit? or nothing?
Meal 5 - some sort of meat, pasta, spinach and carrots, orange/apple/banana

any recommendations?

This post was edited by Betagold on Dec 27 2009 06:08pm

Acid Reflux is around the corner.

changes are made below::

Meal 1 - oatmeal /3 eggs, orange/apple/banana
Meal 2 - chicken breast, serving of kidney beans, orange/apple/banana
Meal 3 - lean beef or chicken, spinach and another green veggie, orange/apple/banana
Meal 4 - can of tuna and some whole grain pasta
POST Work out - 2scoop protein shake, 1 cup fruit juice with your creatine monohydrate
Meal 5 - Chicken breast or Turkey + salad + black beans
Meal 6 - 1 cup cottage cheese + mixed nuts (pre bedtime)

I really cant stand cottage cheese, you think a casein protein drink would be similar? And I usually eat almonds through out the day. Also how important is creatine?

I mix my cottage cheese with yogourt. It tastes like yogourt but the mixture is a bit different. You should try that.