Pre and post-workout nutrition

The foods you eat around your workouts can make a difference to your progress and overall health. Let’s take a look at some pre and post-workout nutrition ideas so you can create meals and snacks that fuel your body with everything it needs.

Pre-workout

Before your workouts, you’ll want to fuel your body with fast-acting carbs and protein to provide glucose for your workout. You can eat things like a banana with peanut butter, dried fruit and yogurt, or a protein shake.

Post-workout

After your workout, you’ll want to replenish lost glycogen stores and consume healthy protein and fats to support the recovery process. Create meals that contain complex carbs (potatoes, oats, pasta, rice, noodles, buckwheat, or couscous), healthy fats (oily fish, avocado, olive oil, nuts, and seeds) and healthy protein (tofu, tempeh, chicken, turkey, fish, or beef).