Man Dinner

There's a trend that's been going around online where girls take pictures or videos of horrible, low quality, lazy meals devoid of any nutrition, and caption it: "girl dinner," as if eating like a silly degenerate is something to be proud of. 

I don't do social media anymore (other than YouTube, and a wee-bit of Pinterest because I heard the latter was good for growing my blog...time will tell), but this trend started before I threw in the towel on the societal brain rot that is social media. So I'm aware of this trend. 

As a response, young men began sharing their own, slightly less pathetic, meals and using the caption or hashtag: "boy dinner."

(Eyes aggravatingly rolling).

You see what I mean when I say social media is brain rotting and creating a culture of imbeciles, making it ever-so easy for virtual robots to steal our dignity?

Anyway, I digress. 

I made the dinner pictured above and immediately realized the following:

1. This ain't a girl dinner

2. This ain't a boy dinner

3. This, my friends, is a man meal – or man dinner – if you will.

What's included?

Let me tell ya...

1. Some big chunks of rotisserie chicken

2. 3 scrambled eggs drizzled in honey

3. 1 apple

4. 1 mandarin orange

5. 1 peanut butter and jam (natural local preserves, actually) sandwich on sourdough bread 

6. (Not pictured) 1 tall, stiff, cold glass of the good stuff....2% milk!

Here's how the macros broke down:

Calories: 1,297

Protein: 97 grams

Fat: 47 grams

Carbs: 121 grams

Quality nutrition. Simple and fast to make. Yet definitely not a traditional meal these days. 

I thought I'd share.

And to those asking, "but Benen, whhhhyyy the peanut butter and jelly sandwich?"

First of all, as I said before, it's not jelly, it's local strawberry preserves, or jam. 

Secondly, I am American and I love PB & J Sammies. I'm not ashamed to admit it. And when I'm trying to get extra calories down the hatch, very few things fit the bill (for me) better than peanut butter & jam on sourdough. It's delicious and calorie dense. And I'm in a position where I need the calories.

If you need more calories – whether for muscle/mass/weight gain or for energy purposes – peanut butter & jam (I recommend using sourdough bread if able) and/or 2% or whole milk are your friends. 

Focus on protein, fruits, and veggies, but fill in extra calories with these calorically dense, tastefully delicious options. 

Eat better quality meals. This does NOT mean you must eat fancy, time consuming meals. There's nothing fancy about the meal shared above. It's efficient and high quality nutrition for vigor, strength, leanness, and health.

Don't pride yourself on lazy peasant nutrition!

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