Recover Right with Whole Foods

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Recover Right with Whole Foods

Try these meals and snacks to add variety to your recovery diet

By Jackie Dikos, R.D.

As featured in the Web Only issue of Running Times Magazine

There are plenty of bars, shakes, drinks and other forms of supplements to purchase in an effort to promote recovery from demanding training. Such options can serve a purpose in filling gaps in meeting recovery nutrition needs. However, supplements aren’t necessary in promoting recovery. There are benefits to consuming whole foods as recovery fuel.

First of all, whole food is often less expensive than supplementation. Also keep in mind that consuming the same supplement day in and day out limits nutrients available to the body. Eating varied recovery snacks and meals supports a diet diverse in vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants. This is beneficial for overall health and potentially performance. The ideal recovery snack or meal will be rich in carbohydrates (roughly half your body weight in grams of carbohydrate) and include a source of protein (620g).

Consider including some of these recovery snacks and meals in your training.

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