Things I love Thursday #10 Bulk Buying

In the past I was a victim to the high costs of high protein.  I would buy protein bars at my local gym and by foods like chicken from supermarkets and butchers.  Trying to maintain a high protein diet its not easy on a low wage.  Yeah I could afford to buy food however it would be mainly bulked up by cheep carbs.  I have found two websites that are like Gods gift to the healthy.  One provides extremely low prices for meat and other food products but still maintains high quality and supports local butchers.  The other promises the lowest price for post and pre workout.  If you find something cheaper elsewhere they will lower there price!


Muscle Foods
Muscle  foods provide high quality British and Irish meat that is free range, organic and RSPCA monitored.  Its great for people like me who want to make sure that my meat comes from animals that have had a good life.  It is 100% the best meat I have ever tasted.  It is so fresh and has amazing flavours.  I normally buy my meat at the start of the month and it feeds two people for 5 weeks.  There is always a deal on.  For example today I ordered a hamper containing 5kg premium chicken breast, two 7oz Grass Fed New York Strips, two 6-7oz Grass Fed Hache Steaks, two 6-7oz Grass Fed Dragon Fire Steaks, 800g Southern Fried Diced Chicken, 800g Extra Lean Steak Mince, two 4oz Extra Lean Steak Burgers,12 x 57g Grass Fed Giant Meatballs, 6 x 75g Premium Chicken Breast Sausages and two 4oz Premium Chicken Breast Burgers all for £55.  Don't just take my word for it this place is amazing and you should really give it a look!!


Dolphin Fitness
Average protein bar costs about £2.50 from a vending machine.  When you buy in bulk from Dolphin Fitness its more likely to be £1.25! Now I know that still sounds like a lot but on a high protein diet you need an extra boost (or two..) and bars are a great alternative to high sugar snack foods.  In my gym they sell bars with more that 15g of sugar in them at £2.20.  These are pretty much chocolate bars.  At the moment I am eating PHD diet bars that only have 0.7g of sugar and taste amazing!  The other thing that is great about Dolphin Fitness is that the more of a product you buy the cheaper it gets!  One box might be £15.50 but if you buy two you get them for £14.99 each!  Also if you find it cheaper elsewhere they will lower there prices! 


A good tip when ordering food online is to follow their Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as they will always post information about good deals and discounts.  Cant see any discounts that work for you, Google discount codes or coupons.  Its amazing what is out there and available for people on a tight budget. 


Hope this was helpful!  I would love to hear about any places you know for good deals or your experiences with Muscle Foods and Dolphin Fitness.  Leave a comment below or email me here!

Protein Pow(d)er

Merry Christmas to Me!

So today I started my protein powder  porridge tryout.  I have been eating maxi nutrition sustain and rebuild bars after workouts for just over a month. I feel that they really help not only to up my protein but to help my muscles recover and fuel me after a good workout.  My PT suggested adding protein to my porridge in the morning.  I went online and bought a bulk of stuff.  It amazingly only cost me £40.  I got maxi nutrition promax extreme sustain and rebuild in chocolate.  Not going to lie it tasted like eating thick mushy cocopops.  I couldn't eat it all but I am going to look at new recipes to make it the best breakfast ever!

I added everything at once.  One scoop powder, one cup oats, one cup milk and one cup water.  I am going to change this to making up my porridge with more water and then adding in the powder after I have cooked it!  I should have looked up recipes before I did it but was overly exited and didn't want to wait!  I am not a massive fan of sweet breakfast foods but this is whey better than I thought it would be.

Next try out...  Protein hot chocolate!  Wish me luck!