Pre-Workout Nutrition

In our last blog post, we talked about the importance of eating before you workout. Are you looking for ways to incorporate a pre-exercise meal or snack, but still need some ideas?

Remember, have a snack if you are eating 1-2 hours before or a meal if you are eating 2-4 hours before.

My favorite pre-workout snack is a freshly made smoothie. There are lots of tasty ingredients you can add such as: fruit, peanut butter, Greek yogurt, or protein powder.

Here is the recipe I use to make a delicious pre-workout smoothie:

1  C fat free vanilla yogurt

¼ C frozen wild blueberries

½ C banana

¼ C frozen strawberries

¼ C orange juice

Optional: add in chia seeds or ground flax

1 serving is approximately 12 oz and provides 211 calories, 1 g fat, 46 g carbohydrates, 7 g protein, and 4 g fiber. 

Directions:

Mix all together in a blender and serve!

Still looking for some more ideas? Stop by the Fitness Center and pick up a handout from our pre-workout nutrition bulletin board. 

- Meredith Johnson

Dietetic Intern and Graduate Student at Georgia State University