{"id":5050,"date":"2014-07-30T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/?p=5050"},"modified":"2021-12-08T15:10:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:10:20","slug":"6-foods-eat-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/6-foods-eat-work\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Foods to Eat Before You Work Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re going to spend time working out\u2014sweating away part of your day in the gym or in front of your television\u2014you might as well do everything you can to maximize the results, right? And that means eating the right way before you work out.<\/p>\n<p>Eating the right mix of foods prior to your workout will help ensure that you burn fat during your workout and are better prepared to build lean muscles after your workout.<\/p>\n<p>Here are six foods you should eat before you work out (just don\u2019t eat them all at once):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whole Wheat Toast with Banana and Cinnamon<\/strong><br \/>\nEating carbs in whole wheat bread before you workout allows your body to release energy during your workout. The bananas will give you an extra dose of natural sugar (energy) as well as potassium, which will help keep you from cramping up. The cinnamon? That stabilizes blood sugar as well as tasting great.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greek Yogurt and Trail Mix<\/strong><br \/>\nThe yogurt will help get your metabolism going and keep your stomach feeling good throughout your workout. The trail mix\u2014especially the dried fruit\u2014will give you extra energy while you\u2019re working out.<\/p>\n<p><p><strong>Smoothies<\/strong><br \/>\nA little yogurt, some sliced fruit, a half-cup of milk, and a scoop of protein powder is the perfect thing to sip on your way to the gym. You\u2019ll be ready to burn fat during your workout and build muscle after.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oatmeal with Fresh Fruit<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you work out early in the morning, eat a bowl of oatmeal beforehand and you won\u2019t get hungry. The fruit tastes awesome and will give you energy while you\u2019re working out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apple Wedges with Almond Butter<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Foods-to-Eat-Before-Workout2.jpg\" alt=\"Foods to Eat Before Workout\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5055\" \/>If you\u2019re used to loading up on sugar to get a little energy before you work out, try apples dipped in almond butter. It\u2019s better for you, full of valuable vitamins and will keep you riding high off the sugar buzz longer. No one likes to crash mid-workout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy Bar<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen it comes to convenience and simplicity, you can\u2019t beat an energy bar. Look for one that\u2019s high in protein, low in sugar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re going to spend time working out\u2014sweating away part of your day in the gym or in front of your television\u2014you might as well do everything you can to maximize the results, right? And that means eating the right way before you work out. Eating the right mix of foods prior to your workout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[177,33,25,26,91,218,29],"class_list":["post-5050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-balanced-diet","tag-exercise","tag-health-2","tag-health-benefits","tag-healthy-appetizer-recipe","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-healthy-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5050"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5058,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5050\/revisions\/5058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}