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Fitness Foods: Healthy Snack Ideas
Upgrade Your Post-Workout Snacks
Don’t erase your hard work by reaching for a 300-calorie protein bar after a 30-minute workout. Here, the best fitness foods for everyday exercisers
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If you're quick to replenish the calories you burn during exercise with a post-workout protein bar, smoothie, or sports drink, you could be undoing some of your hard work, especially if you keep your workouts short and refuel with foods that are high calories, fat, and sugar. (Video: Best Post-Workout Snacks) A snack is typically warranted after exercise that lasts 1 hour or longer and should include about 35 g of carbohydrates and 15 g of protein and should not exceed 200 calories, says Leslie Bonci, RD, director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and coauthor of The Active Calorie Diet. Here, 5 fitness foods that should be left to endurance athletes along with healthy alternatives for the everyday gym goer. (Related: 10 Ways to Boost Your Calorie Burn)
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