NUTRITION

Fuel your body like the machine it is. Every meal is an opportunity to get stronger.

Simple Recipes
High Protein
Proven Results

Nutrition Fundamentals

Master these basics and watch your performance skyrocket.

Hydration is King

Drink around 3-4 pints of water daily. Your performance depends on it.

Protein Priority

Aim for 1g per pound of body weight. Build and maintain that muscle.

Meal Timing Matters

Eat protein within 30 minutes post-workout for optimal recovery.

Quality Over Quantity

Choose whole, unprocessed foods. Your body knows the difference.

Josh's Main Diet

The simple, affordable meals Josh eats day to day. Prices are rough UK supermarket estimates and will vary by shop. These are personal meal ideas for busy lives, not individual nutrition advice.

Josh's Oat & Protein Pot

Breakfast
5 min
1 serving

Josh's usual grab-and-go breakfast: filling oats, fibre, healthy fats and slow-release casein protein. Use sealable conatiner so you can shake it up and go

Macros per serving:

Calories: 510
Protein: 35g
Carbs: 55g
Fat: 17g
Apple
£1.50 / 6 pack£0.25 per serving
1
Organic oats
£2.50 / 1kg£0.13 per serving
50g
Milled flaxseed
£3.00 / 425g£0.07 per serving
10g
Organic cocoa powder
£2.00 / 125g£0.08 per serving
5g
Casein protein powder
£25.00 / 1kg£0.75 per serving
30g
Chia seeds
£2.00 / 200g£0.10 per serving
10g
Peanut butter
£1.80 / 340g£0.08 per serving
15g
Milk
£1.55 / 2 pints£0.22 per serving
200ml
Approximate cost per serving: £1.68

Work Banana

Snack
1 min
1 serving

A simple, portable mid-morning snack that needs no prep and is easy on the budget.

Macros per serving:

Calories: 105
Protein: 1g
Carbs: 27g
Fat: 0g
Banana
£1.10 / 6 pack£0.18 per serving
1 medium
Approximate cost per serving: £0.18

Four-Egg Sourdough Lunch

Lunch
10 min
1 serving

Four scrambled eggs on sourdough, finished with cottage cheese or baked beans for an inexpensive protein-heavy lunch.

Macros per serving:

Calories: 540
Protein: 35g
Carbs: 40g
Fat: 25g
Eggs
£2.25 / 12 pack£0.75 per serving
4
Sourdough bread
£1.70 / loaf£0.43 per serving
2 slices
Cottage cheese or baked beans
£1.00 / tub or tin£0.40 per serving
100g
Butter or cooking oil
£1.80 / pack£0.04 per serving
1 tsp
Approximate cost per serving: £1.62

Chicken or Beef Veggie Pan

Dinner
25 min
2 servings

A flexible weeknight dinner: chicken or beef, peppers, onion, garlic, frozen veg and a packet sauce.

Macros per serving:

Calories: 390
Protein: 38g
Carbs: 25g
Fat: 15g
Chicken breast or lean beef mince
£4.50 / 500g£1.35 per serving
300g
Onion
£1.00 / 1kg£0.12 per serving
1
Red pepper
£1.20 each£0.60 per serving
1
Garlic
£0.60 / bulb£0.08 per serving
2 cloves
Frozen mixed vegetables
£1.50 / 1kg£0.23 per serving
300g
Packet sauce
£0.75 each£0.38 per serving
1 packet
Approximate cost per serving: £2.76, excluding an optional side

Greek Yoghurt & Dark Chocolate

Dessert
5 min
1 serving

Greek yoghurt with melted 85% dark chocolate: a high-protein dessert that still feels like a treat.

Macros per serving:

Calories: 250
Protein: 20g
Carbs: 13g
Fat: 14g
Greek yoghurt
£1.45 / 500g£0.58 per serving
200g
85% dark chocolate
£1.50 / 100g£0.30 per serving
20g
Approximate cost per serving: £0.88

Easy Healthy Protein Options

Snacks & quick lunches
2-15 min
1 serving

Keep straightforward protein staples on hand. Tesco Clubcard often has useful deals on chicken, beef and turkey, so it is handy to have one; look for sliced meats with a high meat percentage, such as 97% turkey slices.

Macros per serving:

Calories: 300
Protein: 23g+
Carbs: 20g
Fat: 14g
Tinned mackerel
£0.90 each£0.90 per serving
1 tin
Chicken breast
£4.00 / 500g£1.20 per serving
150g portion
Turkey slices (97% meat)
£2.00 / pack£2.00 per serving
100g pack
Lidl Birchwood chicken legs (6-pack)
Check in-store price1/3 of pack per serving
2 legs
High-percentage guacamole dip
£1.50 / pot£0.38 per serving
50g
Tinned tuna
£0.80 each£0.80 per serving
1 tin
Eggs
£2.25 / 12 pack£0.38 per serving
2 boiled eggs
Cottage cheese
£1.00 / 300g tub£0.50 per serving
150g
Beans or lentils
£0.45 / tin£0.23 per serving
1/2 tin or portion
Apple
£1.50 / 6 pack£0.25 per serving
1
Banana
£1.10 / 6 pack£0.18 per serving
1
Examples vary: tinned fish, eggs, beans and cottage cheese are particularly budget-friendly protein staples.

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