post workout food

karilynn73
karilynn73 Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What's the best for a post work out meal or snack? I work out early in the morning , so something geared towards breakfast would work the best!

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  • vanguardfitness
    vanguardfitness Posts: 720 Member
    I would say some kind of jerky. Should have enough salt to replenish lost sodium and it has ample amounts of protein.

    Or if you wait to home to cook, I usually just eat eggs because they're quick to make. Actually, you can probably bring a hard boiled egg or 2 with you as well if you want to eat immediately after your workout. I used to have those with salt but stopped, since I apparently suck at boiling eggs.
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    I like Dannon Greek Light and Fit yogurt followed by peanut butter toast and then a protein drink.
  • arl1286
    arl1286 Posts: 276 Member
    What kind of exercise are you doing?

    For running (and this probably applies to most cardio), the key is to get something with about 5 times the carbs as protein. So, bread with PB and a banana is my go to.

    If you're focusing on strength training and trying to build muscle, power on the protein. Greek yogurt or cottage cheese have a lot of protein for relatively few calories. Maybe a turkey sandwich (I'm a vegetarian haha, so I don't do this obviously).

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