If you prefer a health-conscious plant-based diet, you’ll love these snack and meal ideas. Designed to be energy filled with a balanced infusion of carbs and proteins to aid your workouts, you can find a range of nutrition coach approved meal recipes here!
Pre-workout snacks
Fresh dates are rich in glucose and work quickly. As soon as you begin to digest these bite-sized morsels, your body will quickly absorb some of the natural sugar. They literally melt in your mouth. So, if you forgot to make a pre-workout meal and need energy quickly, grab a handful of fresh dates. Health hack: get fresh Medjool dates over dried ones for a nutrition-filled kick start. They have pits but are worth it!
Fresh cut apple or banana with nut butter. If you are on the go with limited time, this snack is so easy to prepare for a pre-workout bite. Just peel and slice your choice of fruit and scoop on some nut butter. It’s ideal to share with your kids before starting a big day or workout. It travels easily and stores well. This snack is absolutely packed with protein and will have you going for longer.
Jacket potatoes are super easy to make that even if you can’t cook, you’ll be able to whip these up. They take about an hour so not ideal for a fast meal unless you have them pre-prepared. Just give the potatoes a wash, make some small holes with a fork and wrap individually in foil. Place them in a 200C oven for about 45 mins-1hr and top with your favourite veggies. This meal is full of good carbs that you will burn off in your workout.
Post-workout meal
Chickpea, mango, and curried cauliflower salad is ideal for a hearty after workout refuel. The reason is that chickpeas have a complete lack of fat. This delicious mildly spiced salad will have you feeling satisfied and your muscles repairing faster. The curried cauliflower gives a little kick to your metabolism and the ‘meatiness’ of this meal with have you feeling full without overeating.
You can find the recipe over here.
