Post Workout Veggies: Good or Bad?

bodbuds
Jun 24, 2014
2 min read

Dear Body Buds,

My training today consisted of some heavy leg work (2 exercises per lower body muscle group), along with balance and stability work, ploymetrics, then 20 minutes of sprints. It was a grueling 1.5 hours!

As I walked to the cubby where I keep my gym bag and post-workout protein shake, I realized I had a bag of raw veggies (sweet peppers and baby carrots) in the small pocket of my bag. I have never had raw veggies at the gym before, but today's activities and appointments had me running from place to place. So there they were.

I found myself munching on them in between taking swigs of my 100% whey isolate drink mix. As soon as I finished eating the veggies, I was caught off-guard with how good I felt! What? How could raw veggies post-workout make a distinct difference in my recovery? I was determined to find out, so began my study a bit later tonight.

To my surprise, nearly every article I found on the topic said to not eat raw veggies post-workout! What? I thought How can that be? I felt so good! As I thought about it, I realized that all of the articles were telling us that we should not use raw veggies as the post-workout meal, arguing that the vegetables alone would not effectivly supplement the loss of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals through the workout.

And so I made my conclusion.

I am going to begin eating a serving of raw veggies along with my post-workout protein shake, to be followed by my next Power Foods Lifestyle meal 30-60 minutes later. (See page 97 of The Power Foods Lifestyle for more information on eating around your workout).

Body Buds: our veggies are important! Why don't you try this out for yourself and come to your own conclusion about how your body feels eating raw veggies with your post-workout shake? Email me at kristyjo@body-buddies.com if you come to any conclusion and wish to share!

Until next time . . .

Take it one meal, one workout, and one day at a time!

Love your bud,