Healthy post-workout snacks

After a tough workout, it’s important to refuel with the right foods. But what are the right post-workout foods?

Generally, after a workout, you will want to focus on consuming carbohydrates and proteins.  The type of workouts you perform may also affect the foods your choose. For example, if you are an endurance athlete, your post-workout meal may need to be a little higher in carbohydrates to provide you with prolonged energy.  The post- workout carbohydrates will help to replenish lost glycogen stores after your workout. This will help prevent you from being low on energy throughout the rest of the day.

For those of you who are looking to improve power and strength, your post-workout meal could be a little higher in protein to promote muscle growth. The proteins in your post-workout meal will help to speed up muscle recovery and may help your body to grow your skeletal muscle fibers. Consuming post-workout proteins will help ensure that your body has enough amino acids to increase muscle fiber size and strength.

Here are some tasty post-workout snacks that will provide you with lots of healthy protein and carbohydrates to refuel:

• Protein shake
• Toast with nut butter
• Avocado on toast
• Whole grain crackers and cottage cheese or hummus
• Fruit salad and yogurt or nut butter