Eating after you exercise is a fantastic way to promote muscle growth and weight loss. It is also a great way to help your body recover from intense exercise! Eating unhealthy foods during your recovery may be detrimental to your fitness progress, too. In this blog, we’re going to share some healthy post-workout meals that you can easily make yourself. They’re good for your health, don’t contain any processed sugars, and are packed with the proper nutrition you need to grow muscle. These meals can also be turned into snacks!
Four Plant-Based Post Workout Dishes
Smashed Legumes With Avo
One of the most healthy, delicious, and easy-to-make dishes we’ve ever seen. This dish only requires:
– One Avo
– 400g of cooked legumes (chickpeas, lentils, beans etc)
– Miso or another salt substitute of your choice
– One tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
– (optional but recommended) One tablespoon of tahini
– Fresh ginger
Simply add all to a bowl and smash until your desired consistency! It’s best smashed to a spreadable consistency!
We love this dish for its taste above all, but what’s worth mentioning is its versatility. Slap this mixture on 100% rye toast or pair it up with the grain of your choice!
Easy Peasy Blended Milkshake
Ever desire a guilt-free, healthy milkshake that tastes like comfort food? This may be the one you’ve been looking for!
Simply throw these ingredients into the blender and blend!
– Two large bananas
– 5 large dates
– One tablespoon of cacao
– pinch of salt
– Homemade plant-based milk of your choice
– (Optional) half a cup of oats
– One scoop of pea protein powder
– Cup of ice
– Teaspoon of cinnamon
This milkshake is packed with protein and its taste is dream-worthy. Try it yourself and let us know what you think!
Lazy Lentils
Maybe the simplest on the list, and differently one of the healthiest snacks around.
Simply boil some lentils according to the packets content, usually one cup of water to half a cup of lentils, and mix with the following once cooked and strained:
– One tablespoon of tahini
– One tablespoon of flaxseed oil
– One teaspoon of miso
– One avo