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7 Best Post-Workout Dinner Ideas

Looking for quick and easy meals that taste great? Try these muscle-building suppers that also boost exercise recovery.

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The workday is finally over and you have just finished 45 minutes of sweat-drenching, stress-busting exercise.  Now your stomach is rumbling and the burning question is, “What’s for dinner?”  

Ideally, a post-workout meal  is a mix of muscle-building protein and energy re-fueling carbohydrates, but your late-day meal should have slightly less carbohydrates than one you would eat after a morning or noon workout. The reason: We are less active at night, and while we need enough carbs to replenish our glycogen stores, we don’t need extra energy when we go to sleep.  Try these seven quick and easy meal ideas to get the perfect balance of protein and carbohydrates and boost your exercise recovery.
 

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7 Best Post-Workout Dinner Ideas

Grilled Salmon over Spinach & Whole-Wheat Couscous

Salmon is a light and lean protein that comes with a perk: Omega-3’s, which support heart health and have anti-inflammatory agents that help muscles recover following intense exercise. Paired with two high-fiber carbohydrates and vegetables, this kind of meal goes down easy and keeps you feeling full late into the night.

Nutritional Information: 4 oz. grilled salmon over 1 cup spinach, 1/3 cup whole-wheat cous- cous: 270 calories, 6g fat, 1.5g saturated fat, 28g protein, 20g carbs, 7g fiber

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