My Favorite Post-Workout Meal
Welcome to Monday!! The start of another shiny new week. I hope you all had a great weekend.
I had a great time eating cake and playing with the kids at my nephew’s birthday party on Saturday …
… and subsequently doing a little management on Sunday to make up for my over-indulgences in the form of a little Intermittent Fasting (hey, I don’t care what anyone says, it’s all about “Calories In vs. Calories Out” and it works great to keep me on track with my weight-control goals)!
But, then today while working out with my dumbbells and kettlebells, I had a little brain-wave and thought it might be a fun thing to share with you one of my very favorite post-workout meals.
I don’t really have a name for it, so let’s just call it “Healthy Ice Cream Parfait” for now, shall we?
Here’s how to make it:
To recap, here’s the ingredients:
– half a cup of Frozen Raspberries (slightly melted at room temperature)
– half a cup of Non-Fat (prefereably organic) Yogurt
– half a teaspoon of Raw Organic Sesame Seeds
– two teaspoons of Raw Organic Pumpkin Seeds
– two teaspoons of Raw Organic Sunflower Seeds
– one tablespoon of Rice Bran
Voila!! Healthy Ice Cream Parfait, Girlwithnoname-style!!
Cheers!
Intrigued by the idea of trying my little trick of Intermittent Fasting for weight control? Find out more about how to do it effectively with the resource I use: Eat Stop Eat by Brad Pilon.
And, like I mentioned, Mike Geary is the guy that got me turned on to eating healthfully this way. He is a constant source of new, interesting and valuable nutrition information. To get more great ideas like this one, check out his Ultimate Nutrition Manual: The Fat Burning Kitchen. I swear by it.
Have a fit, fun and fantastic day!
Girlwithnoname
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May 18th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
This looks really good!
Regarding your choice of seeds, is it just because you like those seeds, or do sesame/pumpkin/sunflower offer something specific in the way of nutrition that made you choose them?
Thanks!
May 18th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Tristan, well, I really happen to LOVE all those seeds, plus I learned somewhere that the little ones, if they pass thru undigested (which some do), act as little scrub brushes in the colon for a good cleaning… so good stuff all around.
but mostly I chose them for the yummy taste.
:-)
May 21st, 2010 at 11:09 am
That looks really yummy! I’m with you…I’d rather eat calories than drink them if at all possible. Just curious though, could you swap out the raspberries for another fruit? I had no idea pumpkin seeds were green like that! I guess I’m used to seeing either the ones in packages that are roasted/salted (with or without the shells) or just straight out of pumpkin itself on Halloween when I was a kid.
May 21st, 2010 at 1:11 pm
wouldnt you want a little more protein – is it because u dont like “processed foods” that you dont add a protein powder to the mix?? i also do a post wkout meal made up of: yogurt, fresh fruit and somekind of nut as well but for added protein, i switch betw whey and rice proteins – but i dont use rice bran.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:03 pm
there’s plenty of protein in that meal Lesa. a) yogurt has protein. b) seeds have protein. c) rice bran has protein. Why do I need more than THAT? and no, I don’t advocate protein-overloading. That rampant belief that we need LOTS of protein is a result of supplement marketers promotional efforts and is in fact a bit of a myth. We get adequate protein from our diets if we eat properly (which I do) and I do not advocate supplements in any form (including vitamins and processed foods for the most part). Whole natural foods and lots of variety and that’s all your body needs to be as healthy as possible. Why pour crap with lots of useless fillers and calories into your body? It only works against your efforts to reach your goals.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:04 pm
yes, I used to use strawberries and banana slices, then got bored of that and switched to frozen raspberries. I use frozen blueberries sometimes too. Any fruit will do, whatever your tastebuds feel like will work great.