“Do you I need a snack after my workout?” <—this is a question I get asked often by my clients and my answer is…it depends.
It depends on a lot of things, like what kind of exercise you did, how hard you worked, your health and fitness goals, your body type and when your next meal will be. The truth is most people don’t need a post-workout snack, they just need to time their next meal to be within 2 hours of their workout, but there are some cases where you do need a post workout snack and they are…
- If it will be >2 hours before your next meal
- You are lean and your goal is to build muscle
- You just finished a heavy and intense weight training session
- You exercised for >1.5 hours at a pretty at a fairly high intensity
- You are a specialized or professional athlete with specific needs and your performance dietitian gave you specific instructions.
And if any of these apply to you, then it would be really beneficial to have a post-workout snack, read and you HAVE to try these chocolatey, coconutty high protein energy bites! They are super yummy and really filling! I adapted this recipe from this Gimme Some Oven recipe and increased the protein to give it a 2:1 carbohydrate:protein ratio (Read more about the specifics here.)
And wouldn’t you know it? Theses are awarding protein bites! They won best-in-class at the prestigious Protein Potluck contest at Driven Performance training. We all (trainers and dietitians) brought in our best post workout refueling snacks and our clients took turns judging them..and these little beauties got the most stars 4.6/5.
So if you need a post workout snack or even a simple all-natural snack, these are great. And for all you Resetters out there, these are 30 Day Reset approved!
I recommend about 3 bites = 1 serving. More then that is probably too much for one setting.
- 2 cups, loosely-packed Medjool dates
- 2 cups almonds
- ½ cup shredded coconut + some for rolling
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 scoop of Pea Protein powder
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- DIRECTIONS:
- Add dates and remaining ingredients to a food processor. Blend the mixture for about 3 minutes, or until the mixture has moved past the crumbly stage and begins to clump and stick to the sides of the food processor.
- Use a spoon or small cookie scoop to measure out a tablespoon of dough (or your desired size) and roll it into a ball., Roll the ball in a bowl of coconut flakes. Or just set it aside to eat as-is. Repeat with the remaining dough. Roll into approximately 35 balls.
- Store the energy bites in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition facts: Per energy Bite and 3 Bites = 1 serving
- Calories: 70 calories
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fat: 4.7g
- Protein: 3g
Enjoy!
Sally
P.S. Speaking of the 30Day Reset…did you know the next session is starting again soon? Yep! The fun begins again on September 1, 2017…and registration opens soon! If you wanna to be the first to know, get on my Early bird waiting list, HERE…you know what they say about early birds? They get the worms and maybe the discount codes too! ????
