Pre & Post Workout Snacks
7 Episodes
Fueling your body before and after workouts is integral to performance and recovery, but what food should you eat? The Food Matters Kitchen has been busy in the kitchen creating 7 new nourishing meals and snacks to compliment your workout.
These recipes have been formulated to suit when and how you will be exercising. Whether in the morning or afternoon, pre or post workout, each snack is loaded with essential vitamins and restoring minerals that will help your muscles recover faster, relieve tightness and cramps, dull inflammation and give you a natural boost, without the added sugar, caffeine and chemicals.
Even if you aren’t going to be working out, or haven’t finished a workout these recipes make for a perfect healthy snack.
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Pre & Post Workout Snacks: Matcha Smoothie
Episode 1
Forget the crazy pre-workout concoctions loaded with sugar, caffeine, and chemicals. This Matcha Smoothie will give you a natural buzz, getting you ready for that morning workout.
**Why It's Good For You:**
Many commercial pre-workout drinks and powders are loaded with hidden nasties. These sup...
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Pre & Post Workout Snacks: Chia Seed Pudding
Episode 2
Can't train on an empty stomach? This breakfast provides the body with quality proteins and fats, which are great for endurance. Plus you can make it the night before.
**Why It's Good For You:**
This breakfast is loaded with good fats and proteins, found in the chia seeds, coconut milk and seed...
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Pre & Post Workout Snacks: Lemon Turmeric Energy Balls
Episode 3
Before your afternoon or evening workout, top up your tank with one of these energizing balls.
**Why It's Good For You:**
During the day you run your tank dry. Most of us often feel sluggish in the afternoon and look for a pick-me-up to give us the boost before our training session. It is impor...
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Pre & Post Workout Snacks: Magnesium Boosting Smoothie
Episode 4
Consuming the right foods after a workout is just as important as fueling yourself for a workout. This smoothie contains all the elements to help your muscles recover post workout.
**Why It's Good For You:**
The key ingredient in this smoothie is in the title. Magnesium is a naturally occurring...
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Pre & Post Workout Snacks: Chocolate Chia Protein Balls
Episode 5
Nut free and date free, these chocolate chia protein balls are the perfect post-workout snack.
**Why It's Good For You:**
It may seem like a load of ingredients, but trust us, each has their purpose in the recipe. However, the star ingredient would be ginger! Ginger has been found to reduce mus...
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Pre & Post Workout Snacks: Breakfast Bars
Episode 6
Rushing to get to work after your morning workout? Make these ahead of time so you can nourish your body with what it needs to help you recover and get the energy to power through your morning.
**Why It's Good For You:**
Eating after a workout may seem counterintuitive, but 30 minutes to 1 hour...
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Pre & Post Workout Snacks: Cashew Ginger Stirfry
Episode 7
Sometimes, after a late night workout, your hunger pangs are at bay. During some forms of workouts like interval training, your ghrelin (hunger inducing hormone) levels are suppressed, meaning you won't feel hunger immediately after. But don't go to bed hungry. Post workout is an ideal time to no...
