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How you fuel yourself is key to achieve your goals! It also depends on the type of exercise.
Here are a few tips + a yummy recipe!
Pre-Workout tips:
- Eat a meal 2 – 3 hrs before β leaving enough time for digestion and nutrient absorption.
- Eat Carbs that slowly release their energy including sweet potato, porridge, chickpeas, lentils, quinoa, brown rice, wild rice, beans.
- Pre-workout snacks (0-60 mins before): fresh fruits (e.g. banana just before!!), smoothie/ protein shake containing carbs & proteins, energy balls, home-made energy bars, mini oatmeal, mini-meal with little fat.
- Protein in pre-workout snacks helps to stabilise blood sugars.
- Timings must be practised: Eating too close to exercise can produce stomach cramps, nausea, food fermentation & gas or just a heaviness feeling. Eating too far from exercise can result in hypoglycaemia.
SWEET POTATO PROTEIN BALLS RECIPE
Great Pre-WorkOut Snack!
Ingredients:
- 5 scoops ofΒ Nuzest protein powderΒ (vanilla or rich chocolate flavour)Β –Β use code OXY10 on the blue link for a 10% OFF as often as you want.
- 125g of cooked sweet potato
- 100g of oats
- 50g of cooked quinoa
- 25g of pumpkin & sunflower seeds
Method:
Step 1:Β Mash or cut the sweet potato(s) in smaller pieces and add to the food processor with the quinoa. Blend together.
Step 2:Β Stir the quinoa, oats, protein powder +seeds into your mashed sweet potato rod or a thick dough.
Step 3:Β If the mixture is too dry, try adding a spoonful of vegan milk. If too runny, add a tiny bit more protein powder and oats.
Place the mixture in the fridge for ten minutes.
Step 4:Β Using clean hands, roll the mixture into bite size balls !
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Enjoy!
Audrey