Foods That Build Muscle - Which Foods Are Best?

Beverages - Add water. Avoid tap water if your local water source is poor. Drink green tea. It helps raise metabolism and has some of the strongest anti-oxidants. Stay away from fruit juices and soda!

Boneless Chicken Breasts- Try to buy organic chicken if you can. If you can't afford it, then buy the stores brand of chicken. They usually contain minimal fat.

Cooking Spray - Use only cooking sprays made from olive or canola oil.

Cheese - Aim for variety here. Feta, goat, Havarti, white cheddar, and Parmesan. However, limit you intake of cheese. Cheese contains high amounts of fat and can add to your calories quickly.

Dried Fruit - Easy meal. A handful of dried fruit gives you lots of quality muscle building calories. Look for currants, dates, pears, mango, bananas, and apples. Don't eat extra sweet dried fruits loaded with hydrogenated oils!

Eggs - Aim for Omega 3 eggs to ensure that the chicken was properly fed with rich ground flaxseed. Egg whites are another option. They have no yolk in them. Buying egg whites in cartons can be pricey but you are paying for convenience.

Extra Lean Ground Sirloin - Look for the most lean ground sirloin in the store

Fruit - Variety is key. Berries tend to have higher amounts of antioxidants than other fruits. Look for organically grown produce.

Grains - Oats, oat bran, whole flaxseed, quinoa, wheat bran, and whole barley.

Lean Turkey and Chicken Sausage - Great sources of protein with little fat

Legumes - Kidney beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils. These are great sources of fiber.

Fish - Make sure you get fresh wild fish. Watch the amount of fish you eat they can be high in mercury. Fish contains lots of healthy fats and proteins. Look to buy salmon and tuna, my two favorites.

Vegetables - Staples of vegetables: broccoli, onions, cucumbers, celery, carrots, tomatoes, mushrooms, asparagus, peepers, and spinach. Try to aim for different colors of vegetables on your plate. Especially bright colors.

There you go, the best foods that build muscle! Arnold will be a happy camper in your house now. So will you! Now you know what foods will ten fold your results in the gym. I would like to recommend a guide I have found to be extremely helpful with our topic today.

There are many guides that teach you the importance of which foods to eat when trying to build muscle.

A guide that sticks out in my mind is No-Nonsense Muscle Building. There are tons of meal plan options and advice on which nutrients and foods to eat. There are plans even for vegetarians!

This is by far my favorite guide! Start today and stop procrastinating. Muscle don't appear overnight, the sooner your start the better off you are!