
Workout is a must-to-do thing for our bodies. But food plays a crucial role in this entire process. Have you ever thought about why it is always said to eat healthy food every time, especially during a workout? It’s because food is the fuel of our body, just like petrol/ diesel is the fuel for your four-wheeler. So, here are the top five snack options to fuel your workout session, and would take it to the next level.
Snacking is an important part of the diet plan. Usually, a normal person has four diets in his entire day- breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. It is observed that snack time is generally done in the evening, during 5- 7 pm.
This is a time when surprisingly one faces incredible hunger. And this is a vulnerable time when the person is bound to eat anything. And the list includes healthy and unhealthy snack options.
By chance, if the person goes out for unhealthy options and lays their eyes on them, then this could mess up with their body system. Hence, snacks are important, but healthy ones are acceptable. One should make snack options plans beforehand as it is really impossible to plan at the peak moment.
There are a variety of snack options that one should try when they are dedicated to workout. However, from this large list, we have picked the top 5 snack options to fuel your workout. Our snacks are focussed more on practicality, keeping in mind less preparation time, more benefits, and highly nutritious.
A highly nutritious salad with a lip-smacking taste and vibrant appearance, chickpea salad is very common among fitness enthusiasts. Chickpea, commonly known as Kabuli chana, is a common legume found in every household. It is widely used in making curries, popularly known as chole.
Chickpea is highly nutritious and proteinaceous in nature. It has an abundance of nutrients such as sodium, potassium, manganese, and various types of vitamins. A delicious snacking option, it is definitely worth giving a try.
INGREDIENTS
Chickpea seeds, spices such as black salt and black pepper powder, vegetables such as onion, tomatoes, and green chilies, freshly squeezed lemon juice, finely chopped coriander, and mint leaves
RECIPE
Sprouts are another popular food option among workout geeks. But do you know that you can have a variety of sprout recipes in your daily life? Undoubtedly, it is a rich source of vitamins, minerals, roughage, and dietary fibers. There are a variety of sprouts available in the market, but the common type and easily available sprout option are moong sprouts. From eating it as it is to incorporate it into a variety of recipes, it is a versatile healthy snacking option. Everyone can do much to get its numerous benefits.
INGREDIENTS
2-4 brown bread slices, moong sprouts (raw), spices such as black salt, black pepper powder, oregano and red chili flakes, vegetables such as onions, tomatoes, green chilies and carrot, low-fat eggless mayonnaise, low-fat butter, green chutney
RECIPE
Eggs are bodybuilders’ best friends. Moreover, the people who are very much into working out diligently, then take eggs very often, especially the boiled ones. Have you ever wondered why? This is because eggs contain an abundant amount of proteins, manganese, sodium, potassium, and many other nutrients that facilitate the smooth flow of energy into the body. Moreover, they are good energy as well as LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein- a type of cholesterol) source, which is good for our body.
And have you ever thought of chaat being a workout snack? Next time if your friends say that chaat is junk food, then do share this recipe with them. Trust me, it helps every time and is a great snacking option for those who love eggs.
INGREDIENTS
Boiled eggs (3- 4), vegetables such as onions, tomatoes, and green chilies, spices such as black salt, red chilly powder, garam masala, and chaat masala, freshly squeezed lemon juice, sev, green chutney, freshly chopped coriander leaves
RECIPE
Gram flour, commonly known as besan, is a common ingredient of every Indian household. It is prepared by grinding the Bengal gram seeds, into a fine yellow powder. It is a staple ingredient for making fried snacks such as pakoras, cheap, and many more. Do you know that gram flour is abundant in nutrients such as zinc and protein? Additionally, it also contains a good amount of cobalamin, various types of vitamins, sodium, potassium, manganese, magnesium, and many more such nutrients. And the specialty of gram flour pancakes (also called besan ka chilla) is that it isn’t only restricted to snack options. One can have it in breakfast, and dinner as well.
INGREDIENTS
Gram flour, vegetables such as onions, carrot, tomatoes, and green chilies, spices such as black salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, and garam masala, freshly chopped coriander leaves, vegetable oil, water, green chutney
RECIPE
A great dairy product and an amazing snacking option, paneer or cottage cheese is a proteinaceous food. Whether you eat it raw or incorporate it into some gravies or semi-dry forms, it stands out every single time. Primarily being a dairy product, paneer has two varieties of proteins, precisely called milk proteins. These are casein and whey protein. Since whey protein is immensely used by fitness enthusiasts to build their body and be in shape, hence it is a favorite dish among them.
INGREDIENTS
Paneer cubes (4- 5 per Frankie), 3-4 chapatis, green chutney, spices such as salt, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander powder, black pepper powder, and cumin powder, vegetables such as onions and capsicum, sweet corn, low-fat butter
RECIPE
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