question about meals / after work out (i think)

sgressock

So I usually work out pretty late since I work late. The problem I have is by the time I'm done Its to late to eat and I'm not super hungry. I feel like all of my meals are mor like snacks besides breakfast since I havnt had time to cook dinner. An example is today I had Strawberries for lunch lol. That is a really roundabout way to get to my question. Is it bad that I'm only having a protein smoothie in place of dinner? And should I have more of a meal for lunch or is having like cottage cheese and fruit ok?

Edit- I just need to know if protein needs to be the center of each meal every day. Should I just grill chicken breast and bring it with me so I can have it with my lunch? What I snack on is always pretty healthy. I stay away from crap food as much as i can or if i do eat something that isnt in my "diet" I dont ever eat a lot... should i cut down on the snacking and try to get in more "real meals" with protein and veggies. And should I stop with the protein shake after work out and go cook really late at night (I'm usually not even hungry)?

nel0311

if you are filling the cals your burned off back on you should have a problem.

Dinob661

I agree with the above poster. But I will add that you should always make sure you get enough nutrients. If you think your not getting them add multivitamins to your diet!