Good recovery meal/snack

I put a scoop of chocolate whey powder in my coffee. Seriously. I like the chocolate whey in coffee idea a lot, can't wait to try it out! Depending on how hard the work out is I pour a scoop of vanilla whey on cereal.....Dunno if i get the right ratio of carbs / protein after a work out but it is probably close enough.

Pizza all dressed as many items that you can get on there. Ha! I have never heard that before, but could be interesting after an early morning workout...throw a little hot sauce on there....nice! My personal favorite is a chocolate protein shake (or a chocolate milk with protein...depends on how hot it is outside). Along with that, though I eat a banana and an orange...

I've been on Myoplex for quite awhile with good results. Only thing is that it can get pricey.

Here is the Pizza thread forums.usms.org/showthread.php Ha! I have never heard that before, but could be interesting after an early morning workout...throw a little hot sauce on there....nice! My personal favorite is a chocolate protein shake (or a chocolate milk with protein...depends on how hot it is outside). Along with that, though I eat a banana and an orange...

There is some great scientific data that shows chocolate milk is an excellent post exercise recovery food. www.milknewsroom.com/.../stager_chocmilk_study.pdf I have tried this a few times after practice and I felt really good. I did read the chocolate milk/recovery post somewhere on this forum a while back, so I thought I'd give it a try. I don't drink it immediately. I wait a bit until I've relaxed after working out. A good ol' whole grain bagel and light plain cream cheese from Panera is pretty darn good too.

I have two slices of whole wheat double fiber toast and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. That's after I drive home, shower, take my son to school and come back. So it's about an hour and a half from when I exit the pool to when I eat breakfast.

You should look into Fluid. It's made specifically for muscle recovery. Research shows that there is a window of about 30 minutes after working out that closes rapidly over the subsequent 2 hours when what you eat or drink to aid recovery helps the most. Research also shows that a protein-carbohydrate combination helps much better than carbs alone. Fluid is exactly that. It's been written about in journal articles and sports magazines. Plus, it doesn't taste like crap like most of those things. You can read about it here. I also like to eat a banana immediately after swimming. I really don't need anything to keep me going, since swimming doesn't actually tire me out; but, bananas have a good amount of potassium, so I figure it can't hurt. It's just become part of my routine.

You should look into Fluid. It's made specifically for muscle recovery. Research shows that there is a window of about 30 minutes after working out that closes rapidly over the subsequent 2 hours when what you eat or drink to aid recovery helps the most. Research also shows that a protein-carbohydrate combination helps much better than carbs alone. Fluid is exactly that. It's been written about in journal articles and sports magazines. Plus, it doesn't taste like crap like most of those things. You can read about it here. I bit and ordered some of the Tropical. I need something quick and easy that I can mix with water on the way to work in the morning. I'll give it a shot.

Very nice. No dog food for me tonight. The tropical is good. I haven't tried the berry yet, but I have some on the way. Let me know what you think.

Usually eat a Balance Gold bar as soon as I get to my car, when I'm driving away. A few times a week, I'll go to Starbucks with some folks after swimming. I'll get either a nonfat banana-chocolate Vivano w/a shot or a venti black tea (no water no classic). Sometimes also one of the egg sandwiches (turkey bacon is good). If I don't go to Starbucks, I keep a few Shamrock milk drinks in my fridge at the office, they are Mocha w/nonfat milk. I'll put in a scoop of whey protein with that. Generally I snack throughout the morning, healthy stuff. Nuts, peanuts, nut cluster things, granola mixed with protein cereal. I try to avoid carbs, especially sugars, and eat more protein. Although I may be hungry, I don't want to gain extra weight.