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counting maltodextrin as NOT a sugar. I know a lot of weight gainers adverstise as being low in sugar, and using brown rice powder. But, when you look at ingredients, malto is the first ingredient. what gives?
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It's all technicalities. They get away with couting glycerine as protein. Another reason weight gainers and protein bars suck.
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counting maltodextrin as NOT a sugar. I know a lot of weight gainers adverstise as being low in sugar, and using brown rice powder. But, when you look at ingredients, malto is the first ingredient. what gives?
A technicality, as Jason mentioned. As long as a carb chain is longer than 2 glucose molecules, it's exempt from the "sugar" designation.
so are there any "gainers" that ARE actually low sugar? Or, is it best to make your own?
Don't take this the wrong way Alco, because I understand the jist of what you're asking, but here is my thinking.
It's a gainer. The purpose is to provide calories. Obviously, there are better ways, nutrient denser ways, but in the end, it's the calories the matter to someone who is trying to put on mass, especially if taken PWO (not as PWO drink, but as PWO meal replacement).
But, you can make your own with PB, oats, fruit and whey.
yea, but i don't like the idea of taking in 100g of sugar at various parts of the day. Plus, you feel better and don't have a crash when it's not all sugar.
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I personally would make your own. And, most importantly, make sure you're eating a ton of nutrient and calorie dense foods regularly throughout the day as well. Things like raw nuts, avocadoes, whole eggs (vs. just the whites), whole grains, etc. If you make your own shake, load it up with fruit, maybe some peanut butter or flax oil, plain yogurt, etc. BUT, also keep in mind that it doesn't take a tremendous amount of calories to gain weight (for most folks). Some folks clearly need a lot of excess calories, but your goal is surely to build lean body mass instead of fat. Add several hundred calories at a time, stick there for about 2 weeks, determine if there's any change, and continue to work from there.
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