Delicious food options that will help to refuel after workout !

It becomes quite essential to refuel yourself after a good, sweaty, high intensity workout. As your body had burned a lot of calories and work up a sweat in short amount of time. So it is your first priority to refuel the stock of every nutrient. 

People, especially beginners, find it difficult to consume traditional post workout foods like oatmeal, protein shakes, post workout shakes. So for them here we are bringing 5 post workout delicious foods that will refuel your body after a high intensity workout training. 

• Blueberries. 

Blueberries are generally known as “Jamun” are just packed with dietary fibre, vitamins, protein and antioxidants. Almost every form of exercise have some type of oxidative stress. This creates an imbalance between antioxidants and free radicals in the body. 

So consuming blueberries after a workout will surely be beneficial to accelerate your muscle recovery time. 

• Green leafy vegetables. 

Green leafy vegetables are known for their several health benefits in our country. But they can also be a great choice for post workout food. These vegetables are a single stock for several vitamins, minerals and fibre. Moreover, if you are working out for weight loss then they are low in calories too. 

Vegetables like spinach, kale, reddish leaves are high in antioxidant. Try to add some frozen spinach or any other green leafy vegetable in post workout food. 

• Eggs. 

Eggs are the cheapest and versatile food option that are packed with several health benefits. They have good quality protein content with healthy fats and other micronutrients. People who opt for natural bodybuilding instead of whey protein or post workout opt for eggs only. 4 to 5 eggs post workout will provide same benefits as single scoop of protein do. 

• Avocados. 

Although in some parts of India it is tough to find avocados. But generally it is available in nearby supermarket. They are just filled with magnesium, which is the most important nutrient for muscle recovery. Several other anti inflammatory nutrients and vitamins can help in reducing inflammation caused by high intensity workout. Just try to pair them with eggs, toast or smoothies to gain all their benefits. 

• Cheese. 

Cheese is the one of the most loved dairy product of Indians. Small to old, everybody loves to have cheese. It is a nutrition stack of several nutrients including healthy fats and quality protein. Protein is quite essential after workout for muscle recovery and boosting the growth. The required amount of calcium it offers, help in increasing bone health simultaneously. This will prevent bone injury or fractures during workout.