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mariahruby

oooo i didn't see the post about prepackaged nuts! i will havta look into that for sure!

mariahruby

I'm loving this thread. So may great suggestions, and I had read recently about the chocolate milk from another source. Mmmm, maybe I'll start tossing one in my car just before I leave work and go to the gym so that I can drink it right after. I know that it's important to get something in ya after a hard workout, but usually by the time I get home and shower, it's been a good 30-45 minutes or even longer!

Today I've found myself with a huge calorie deficit by dinner because I went on such a long walk. Now I know that I should do some front-loading so that I'm not faced with a 1,200/cal dinner. (I just ate back about 800+, thanks to the help of a highly caloric cornbread muffin from a local barbecue chain! AND I get dessert later.)

So to re-cap for anyone joining in the conversation, it looks like the most reasonable ways to mind your exercise calories are:

_Eat calorie dense, nutritional foods like nuts and avocados if you're not looking to increase the volume of what you eat by too much
_Plan for the exercise burn by increasing your calorie where necessary (e.g. more at breakfast or lunch if you're an evening exerciser, or "two breakfasts")
_Drink 'em in the form of a delicious glass of chocolate milk or protein shake. Does anyone know if soy or nut milks can provide the same benefit?
_Cliff bars, Luna bars, KIND bars, etc.

Soy milk is close - not quite as much protein, but would probably do. Almond milk has almost no protein, so it wouldn't be a good substitute, IMO

Also, some of the Kashi bars are pretty good.

I LOVE KASHI BARS! the kashi rolls are the best ones:) i always forget about them because they are in the bottom shelf.

minus40

Mmmm... now I am craving chocolate milk :drinker:

mariahruby

Had the chocolate milk... So bomb!!

robin52077

Emerald makes little 100 cal packs of almonds. There's one called cocoa roast. It is dusted with cocoa powder and roasted. They are the most amazingly wonderful thing ever. And in a 100 cal pack it is just enough to satisfy without eating a whole jar. They have them in bulk cheaper but I'm afraid I'll eat 500 cals worth, so I pay a little more for the convenience of the little packs I can toss in my purse and have with me for whenever I am hungry and want something awesome. :happy:

mariahruby

Emerald makes little 100 cal packs of almonds. There's one called cocoa roast. It is dusted with cocoa powder and roasted. They are the most amazingly wonderful thing ever. And in a 100 cal pack it is just enough to satisfy without eating a whole jar. They have them in bulk cheaper but I'm afraid I'll eat 500 cals worth, so I pay a little more for the convenience of the little packs I can toss in my purse and have with me for whenever I am hungry and want something awesome. :happy:

those are truly the best nuts ever!!! bought some awhile back lol i had to seriously limit myself

Atlantique

how are people adding in peanut butter to their meals?? on toast? in oatmeal? pb&j?

You can have it any of those ways. It's also great in a protein shake, and so is almond butter!

Atlantique

oooo i didn't see the post about prepackaged nuts! i will havta look into that for sure!

When I buy nuts, I just take them over to the food scale an weigh out portions. I then make up those little ziploc snack bagd with single portions of nuts. Easy and cheaper than buying pre-made snack packs!

mariahruby

Thats a good idea too! Ah im overwhelmed with all the good ideas!

ladyhawk00

oooo i didn't see the post about prepackaged nuts! i will havta look into that for sure!

When I buy nuts, I just take them over to the food scale an weigh out portions. I then make up those little ziploc snack bagd with single portions of nuts. Easy and cheaper than buying pre-made snack packs!

Yeah, also some of the snack packs are roasted and/or salted. Roasting is bad, as it changes the fat in the nuts and makes them not-as-good for you. I always buy them raw.