first cutting diet please help and critique

[110%]

ok i have always used maintenace diet, but then in august i did a bulking diet till the end of december and have gained 26 lbs. now i am going to go on a cutting diet and it is the first one i made can u please tell me if its ok.
here is the diet, along with it i will be doing 3 30 minute sessions of cardio per week b4 the first meal, and lifting five days a week.
*i am currently 5'6" 172 lbs.
*below each meal is the total carbs/protein/fat

~meal 1 (6:30 AM):
5 egg whites, 1 whole egg
1 cup brown rice
30/21/7
~meal 2 (10:00 AM):
1 nitro tech protein bar
9/35/7
~meal 3 (12:00 PM):
1 scoop protein powder mixed w/water
5/21/2.5
~meal 4 (3:00 PM, pre-workout):
1 chicken breast
1 cup brown rice
30/30/0
~meal 5 (5:00 PM, post workout):
2 scoops whey protein powder
75 grams dextrose
5 grams glutamine
85/47/2.5
~meal 6 (6:00 PM)
2 chicken breasts
2 tbsp. flaxseed oil
0/60/28
~meal 7 (9:00 PM)
1 scoop whey protein powder
1 small can tuna fish
5 grams glutamine
5/46/3.5

daily totals: 164/260/50.5 daily calories: 2150
on the off days of not lifting i was going to just not eat the 75 grams dextrose in meal 5, or do u think i should just not eat meal 5 entirely?
response would be greatly appreciated

 

[diamonddiceclay]

skip the powders-also cut carbs to 100 and up protein to 320and eat fish or turkey instead of powders

 

[110%]

also i forgot to say i am in school from 7 till 230 so that is y i have the powder and protein bar

 

[diamonddiceclay]

go with bars rather than powders-they are closer to real food

 

[110%]

bump for responses, come on guys i need some help here, hows this diet look?

 

[gymtime]

Overall I think it looks good. I agree with ddc somewhat however. The powder is high for my taste. I would substitute one or two shakes with a lean meat meal.

As for the dextrose, I'd limit it to post-workout only. But you don't want to give up that post-workout shake either. So don't eliminate that meal.

Again, overall I think you'll see some really good results from this diet.

 

[PinK233]

Why are protein powders considered bad for a cutting diet?

 

[Enock]

How the hell are bars closer to real food simply because they are solid?

I'd rather go with powders its better than eating that half carb glycerine crap that no one can make heads or tails of.

 

[rez]

shakes arent as good as 'real' food because the body has to work hard to process food than it does a shake. ie a shake will last you two hours before getting hungry...food will last 3-4 hours. food is natural, all those things in the hsakes arent the best for your body, so shoul dbe limited in my opnion to pre/post workout or if you cant get real food at a given time

 

[anthrax]

The overall best = real food
For more protein = protein powder
The more convenient = bars