Cutting is eating less food than your body needs to maintain weight so that you lose weight. The idea is that when cutting and lifting, your body will lose fat (and maybe a little muscle feelsbadman.jpg). It's part of the traditional bulk-cut cycle many people do to gain muscle mass.
Broccoli. Broccoli is higher in protein per gram than steak. Literally more protein than muscle. The reason athletes don't substitute out all their chicken for broccoli is because the darned vegetable is incredibly calorie-light, so they'd have to eat a shit ton of it to get the same amount of brotein as a chicken breast. BUT this high protein + low calorie setup is great for people who are cutting looking to get the best bang for their buck. Be careful to not eat too much or you will be bloated until your body musters up the courage to digest that monster.
Kale. Low calorie like broccoli, and with tons of vitamin and minerals. Lots of fiber, vitamin A, and a little iron. The iron is particularly important for women and vegans. Why else would all those hippies be eating kale by the bottle? There has to be some reason there all those shirts about it. They even named a college after the vegetable, for god's sake. Just like Abraham Lincoln was said, "I never leave my tent before downing a couple of kale shakes."
Oatmeal. "You'll get fat from eating oatmeal," said your obese teacher in 8th grade health class. Dry oats are 150 calories for half a cup. Sure, you could get down maybe 500 calories of dried oats before you feel like you've eaten anything. But who eats DRY oats? If you make a cup of oatmeal with hot water, and eat it while it's still hot, it will keep you full for hours. Four hours of feeling full in exchange for 300 calories is a great deal.
Broccoli, kale, and oatmeal. All great for cutting, so long as they're not in the same dish.
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