Thread: Post workout meal

started cutting and wanted to take make my post workout meal healthier for a cut than i had before

MY OLD MEAL:
Whey protein shake(2 scoops in Fat-free milk) = 350 cal
White bread(3 slices with jelly on them) = 450 cal


MY THOUGHT ON MY NEW MEAL:
Oatmeal (1 cup) = 300 cal
whey protein shake(2 scoops in Fat-free milk) = 350 cal
banana = 89 cal

my thought is that the new one might not get into my system fast enough, but i may be wrong...

any ideas/corrections to make it a healthy post workout meal without loosing the gains i was making on my other one would be opimal. thanks you all in advance.

Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh

If you grind the oats (well) with the whey, milk and banana then it should not be too much of a problem. Personally, I would, if anything, increase the banana (89 cals is only a small banana, if you eat a larger banana you will get more) and decrease the oatmeal.

I would not worry about it too much - As long as you have a good pre-workout meal as well, you should be covered.

If you ARE concerned then you can always swap your carbs for higher GI - eg: grape juice.

so swap the oats for grape juice(or something along these lines)? would i also drop the banana as well if i were to change to grape juice with my protein post workout? and this will be good for PWO meal? then eat approx. 1 to 1 and a half hours after this right?

Originally Posted by DimebagDarrell

the white bread is poor because it has zero nutritional value, but the complex carbs in oats will uptake into the bloodstream way too slowly. like emma-leigh said, find something with a higher GI to help suck the protein into the bloodstream quicker.

any ideas on this?