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What do you eat

TaraJ16
TaraJ16 Posts: 304
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
after a workout? I read that its best to have something with both carbs and proteins 10-45 mins after you workout to replenish and repair the muscles.

In the mornings after i do my workouts i'm going to be having a glass of chocolate milk, but i don't know what to have after my run. normally my evening snack is mandarin oranges (the little cups you can buy at the grocery store) so i'm not sure if i should be having something else

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  • vitabella
    vitabella Posts: 34 Member
    I have a protein shake with a banana blended in it.
    Or lowfat yogurt with 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
    Or if i feel like i deserve it 2 tbsp almond butter with carrots, or wheat bagel
  • TByrd1325
    TByrd1325 Posts: 920 Member
    I workout in the morning. So it's usually followed by eggs/or egg whites, some kind of meat and an english muffin.
  • Itskatelin
    Itskatelin Posts: 1
    If you freeze the little fruit cups, they lasst longer when you eat them, so it feels like your eatting more, and takes up more time. also they taste amazing:)
  • TaraJ16
    TaraJ16 Posts: 304
    the fruit cups i'm talking about is mandarin oranges is some kind of syrup stuff....am i able to freeze those? i'm going to try it, lol!
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,502 Member
    I have either Beachbody's P90X Results and Recovery Formula or some low-fat chocolate milk
  • blakgarnet
    blakgarnet Posts: 343
    I actually just read in a magazine today that chocolate milk is proven to be effective at helping your body recover from workouts because it has protein and sugar, and makes a second workout more effective (if you do more than one in a day).
  • TaraJ16
    TaraJ16 Posts: 304
    I actually just read in a magazine today that chocolate milk is proven to be effective at helping your body recover from workouts because it has protein and sugar, and makes a second workout more effective (if you do more than one in a day).

    i was going to have my cup of chocolate milk with my lunch, but i read the same thing on the dairyland website and then i looked into it a little more so i decided to move it to after my workout, lol!

    i forgot to put my fruit cup in the freezer earlier, but i put it in a few mins ago and i'm going to try it in the morning!
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