5 Best Foods to Eat Before Working Out
Preparing your body for a workout is very important. You want to make sure you’re eating the right items so that you feel full and so your body can get it’s full benefits when completing a workout. Here are some options of foods you can eat before heading into your workout!
- Fruit smoothie
Fruits have simple sugars that are easy for our bodies to digest. Consuming fruits before a workout help give your body the energy it wants before beginning a workout. Some examples could be: pineapple green smoothie, berry banana and oat smoothie and banana oatmeal smoothie and so many more.
- Greek yogurt with granola and fruit
This is a super quick and easy meal to make for yourself before working out. Fruit and granola help fuel your body with carbs that can be easily digested. This can be a fun recipe to make as well, you can get granola that has oats, nuts etc. and find new types each time you are at the grocery store.
- Banana with peanut butter and honey
This a great snack to make yourself before the gym because bananas are filled with potassium which benefits your nerve and muscle functions. You can use peanut butter, almond butter or any other type of nut butter you enjoy, just make sure you don’t overdo it. If you want to make this a bit sweeter you can go ahead and add some honey.
- Energy balls
This can be a fun recipe to make that you can have for a couple of days. They won’t take too much effort since you can find no bake recipes. Here are some examples: peanut butter oatmeal, s’mores, lemon coconut and many more.
- Granola bars
Everyone loves granola bars because they’re so quick and easy to grab when you’re on the go. You can make your own at home and save some money so you’re not constantly having to buy more and you’re also able to have control over what ingredients are in them. You can add things like oats, dried fruit and seeds to help fuel your body with the best nutrients. Here are some recipes you can follow: banana chocolate chip, coconut, cranberry pecan, chocolate chip and more.
Baking food can always be a lot of fun, so try these recipes with friends and notice a difference in how you feel when you are working out. It’s important to not only pay attention to doing the correct workouts, but you need to make sure you’re fueling your body with the best foods to notice even more differences in your body. Check out the recipes we posted and try these snacks out for yourself!
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