Is a oatmeal/banana/peanut butter/milk a good weight gainer...has it worked for !
Question: This is a good gainer shake. It's calorie dense, without being filled with sugar. The oat and banana mixture gives you a good source of fast and slow-digesting carbs, and the peanut butter provides additional calorie density via protein and healthy fats.
I would blend it with a scoop of whey protein and either skim milk or water. The skim milk will richen it, provide some slow-digesting casein protein and offer some additional calories.
If you made this with 1/4 cup instant dry oats, a tablespoon of peanut butter, 1 small banana, a scoop of whey powder and a cup of skim milk you would be at around 550 calories. Adding coconut or additional peanut butter can increase the calorie density as well.
By the way, this is a MUCH better choice than using gainer powders from the health food store. They tend have far too many calories per serving (especially in the form of fast digesting carbs) -- sometimes in excess of 1000 -- and much of that turns out being converted to fat, not muscle.
Eating, smaller, more frequent meals divided across the day is the best way to gain lean muscle without a lot of fat. 500-600 calorie meals are ideal, with two of those meals being eaten within 90 minutes of completing your workout.
Answers: This is a good gainer shake. It's calorie dense, without being filled with sugar. The oat and banana mixture gives you a good source of fast and slow-digesting carbs, and the peanut butter provides additional calorie density via protein and healthy fats.
I would blend it with a scoop of whey protein and either skim milk or water. The skim milk will richen it, provide some slow-digesting casein protein and offer some additional calories.
If you made this with 1/4 cup instant dry oats, a tablespoon of peanut butter, 1 small banana, a scoop of whey powder and a cup of skim milk you would be at around 550 calories. Adding coconut or additional peanut butter can increase the calorie density as well.
By the way, this is a MUCH better choice than using gainer powders from the health food store. They tend have far too many calories per serving (especially in the form of fast digesting carbs) -- sometimes in excess of 1000 -- and much of that turns out being converted to fat, not muscle.
Eating, smaller, more frequent meals divided across the day is the best way to gain lean muscle without a lot of fat. 500-600 calorie meals are ideal, with two of those meals being eaten within 90 minutes of completing your workout.
I don't know about an oatmeal shake.
But there is a good protein shake with peanut butter, non fat milk, (but if you're trying to gain weight, use regular), banana and ice blended together. There is a smoothie place here that sells it.
as a shake i don t know but you can try it! I know for a fact that oatmeal- the quaker one with sugar is a source to gain weight! it has happened to me.. and peanut butter has a lot of calories in it too