Eat These Foods After Hitting the Gym to Support Your Recovery

Exercising is an incredibly important aspect of living a healthy lifestyle and maintaining a healthy weight. Even after you’ve completed a workout though, your body is still working hard to recover and rebuild its energy store.

One of the easiest ways to support your body’s natural recovery process is to fuel it with the right foods and nutrients.

Good Post-Workout Snacks

Ideal post-workout snacks include the three macronutrients that serve as the building blocks of the human diet. These include protein, carbs and fat. Each macronutrient has a specific role in maintaining overall health and wellness.

Carbs help refresh the body’s glycogen stores, protein supports the repair and rebuilding of muscle fibers that have been damaged during a workout and healthy fats are beneficial in moderate amounts to support overall wellness.

Whip up these delicious snacks before your workout and enjoy after your next trip to the gym! Each recipe features ingredients from our favorite brand of superfoods – BareOrganics.

Avocado Egg Salad

Ingredients:

2 hardboiled eggs, chopped

2 hardboiled egg whites, chopped

2 small avocados, pitted and peeled

1 tsp. BareOrganics Spinach Powder

1 tbsp. plain Greek yogurt

1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

2 tbsps. chopped green onion

1/4 tsp. Dijon mustard

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Cilantro sprigs for garnish

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except cilantro. Mash with a fork. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
2. Serve as a sandwich between two slices of bread or with crackers, veggies or in a wrap.
3. Salad can be stored in the fridge for a few days but is best eaten the same day it’s made.

Servings: 4

This recipe is filled with protein from eggs and Greek yogurt as well as healthy omega-3 fatty acids from delicious avocados and carbs from your favorite type of bread or crackers.

Blushing Beetroot Tzatziki

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. BareOrganics Beetroot Powder

1 cup plain Greek yogurt

1 clove garlic, crushed

1/2 tsp. BareOrganics Chia Seeds

2 tbsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. chopped fresh dill

Directions:

Combine all ingredients into a bowl and serve with your favorite breads, crackers or pitas!

Servings: 3-4

BareOrganics’ Blushing Beetroot Tzatziki is a great post-workout snack that offers protein from Greek yogurt, omega-3 fatty acids from chia seeds and carbs from your favorite breads, crackers or pitas.

What is your go-to post-workout snack?