What you eat after your workout is critical for recovery and can leave you feeling full of energy instead of pooped!Carbohydrates fuel your body. Exercising with an insufficient amount of carbs in your body will lead to being tired and could potentially lead to injury. Since you can only store a certain amount of carbohydrates, it's important to replace what you used during your workout. Eating shortly after exercise is recommended.
While carbohydrates are your fuel for exercise, protein is like the mechanic who comes in to repair the damage. It is recommended for for those trying to loose weight to increase the amount of protein in your diet. Reason being, when you are reducing your caloric intake, your body will burn protein for energy. Including some protein in your post-workout fuel-up will help repair muscles quicker than carbohydrate intake alone.
Your Top 10 Post Workout Snacks are:
- Skim milk (not only does it have protein and carbohydrates, it also has lots of water, which will help replace fluids lost from sweating)
- Low Fat Yogurt with blueberries
- Bagel with turkey breast slices (add veggies and mustard)
- Tuna salad (made with non-fat mayo) on whole-wheat bread
- Banana smoothie - homemade with banana, orange juice and low fat vanilla yogurt
- Bottled sports drink and a cup of non-fat cottage cheese
- Orange juice and a handful of dry-roasted soy nuts
- Low-fat or non-fat mozarella cheese and Kashi crackers
- Vegetable bean soup and a whole wheat bun
- Dried apricots and low-fat cheddar cheese
In good health,
Susan
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