Weight gain cocktails are drinks that are significantly protein-fortified. You can make them yourself at home, and for cooking you will need the simplest products, or you can purchase a special dry mixture from which to create a drink.
However, cocktails for weight gain should be taken with caution, as excessive consumption of protein will lead to its excess in the body. It is recommended that part of the protein needed for weight gain be obtained with everyday normal food, and part with cocktails.
Weight gain cocktails. Cooking recipes
- Protein Shake
To make a drink you will need: 100 grams of cottage cheese, 250 ml of milk, one banana.
If you have a blender, then preparing a cocktail will not take much time. Just put all the above ingredients in a blender and beat well. In the event that there is no blender, first grind the cottage cheese (or purchase a special "liquid" cottage cheese) and pour it with milk. Grate the banana and mix with the milk-curd mixture using a mixer. The drink is ready.
- Weight gain cocktail. Fruit Syrup Recipe
To make a drink, take 50 grams of cottage cheese, 250 ml of milk, protein of one egg, 2 tablespoons of syrup (fruit).
Combine milk and cottage cheese until smooth. Add protein, a few tablespoons of fruit syrup and stir well again. The drink is ready to drink.
Weight gain cocktails can also be made from milk powder. To create such a drink you will need the proteins of two eggs, 200 ml of water, jam and 2 tablespoons of milk powder.
Place all ingredients in a blender and beat well. The cocktail is ready to drink!
- Fruit cocktail
Ingredients: ice cubes (3 pieces), 280g of cold water, 5 berries of fresh strawberries, 70 grams of yogurt (low fat and sugar free), 50 grams of melon, cut into small cubes, protein powder (2 tablespoons).
Cooking:
Crush the ice with a mixer at high speed. Slow down and add fruit and yogurt to the ice bowl. Beat the cocktail until it becomes uniform in composition and pour in protein powder.
The drink is ready, it contains 220 calories, 34 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of protein and does not contain fats.
- Cream cocktail
To prepare one serving of a drink, take a cream substitute (2 tablespoons), strong coffee (200 ml), 6 ice cubes, cocoa powder (1/4 teaspoon), low-fat chocolate yogurt (half a cup), protein powder (tablespoon) .
Cooking:
Make coffee separately and add cream substitute. After that, pour coffee into the blender, put ice there and mix the ingredients. Then add yogurt, cocoa and protein powder, whisk a little more and the cocktail is ready!
To achieve a better result, you should adhere to the recommendations of proper nutrition.
Weight Gain Nutrition
Chicken meat should be included in the daily diet, as it is well absorbed by the body and contains a fairly large amount of protein.
Eat soft-boiled eggs, and cook them for no more than three minutes and eat three eggs a day.
Low -fat cottage cheese is very useful , you can supplement your protein diet.
Milk should also be consumed non-fat, a 1.5 percent milk containing carbohydrates, fats and proteins in sufficient quantities is best.
Every day you need to eat vegetable salads seasoned with vegetable oil, since the vitamin E contained in them activates the metabolic processes that occur in the body.
Do not forget about liquids, you should drink at least two liters of water per day.
An approximate nutritional scheme that allows you to quickly gain weight.
1 breakfast: porridge boiled in milk (100g), 2 eggs, hard boiled and 20g dried fruits.
2 breakfast: 200 grams of cottage cheese, one banana, 20 grams of dried fruit, 30 grams of nuts.
Lunch: 200 grams of fish or meat, 100 grams of pasta, 100 grams of boiled or stewed vegetables.
Dinner: 150 g of fish or meat, 100 grams of rice, 100 grams of vegetables (boiled or stewed), seasoned with a teaspoon of vegetable oil.
2 dinner: 500 grams of kefir and one banana.
The calorie content of this diet is 2800 kcal. The interval between meals should be approximately three hours.