Ghetto Bulking: One serving with almost 2000 Calories

Ever wondered how to get all your bulking calories in one go? Well what we have here is corn bread!

A 100 gram serving of corn bread will provide you with up to 1700 - 2000 calories and the average caloric surplus to gain weight for muscle mass is around 3300 to 3500 per day. So a 1700 along with a whey protein shake adding an extra 400 calories will be anything above 2100 leaving you with on 1000 to go for the day.

Good quality Corn bread is made with good butter which will provide you with healthy fats, so this is an all round good snack. Yes, treat this as a snack and do not eat this alone, do stick to your meal plans and eat you regular meals,  Relying on the corn bread alone may not actually help with muscle mass increase, and you will also get tired of it quickly, if you end up eating it everyday.

You can buy it ready made in some stores also here's a simple recipe:

The key to a good corn bread is not over mixing the batter. Once the liquid ingredients are added to the dry, mix the batter by hand just until the flour and corn meal are moistened — no more than about ten seconds. Too much mixing can cause the final product to be dry, tough or misshapen.

This basic cornbread recipe is perfect with soup or chili and makes a great breakfast. It can be modified by adding fresh or canned corn, sour cream,buttermilk, bacon — even dried blueberries!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 Tbsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup half and half
¼ cup melted butter or shortening
¼ cup honey
¼ cup sugar

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. Sift together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
3. Combine the half and half, eggs, fat, honey and sugar.
4. Thoroughly grease and flour a 9" × 9" baking pan (or use a nonstick baking pan or a flexible silicone pan).
5. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and mix just until the flour is moistened, no more than ten seconds. The batter should be visibly lumpy — leave it that way! It's extremely important not to overmix the batter.
6. Once the liquid and dry ingredients have been combined, pan and bake the cornbread immediately.
7. TIP: The dry and wet ingredients, respectively, can be mixed in advance, but as soon as the wet and dry ingredients have been combined with each other, the liquid will activate the baking powder and the batter must be baked right away.
8. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cornbread comes out clean and the edge of the bread starts to separate from the pan.

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