What is the best kind of food to eat before exercise?
Asked by anonymous on Jul 30, 2009
in Fitness
Should I eat carbs or protein before exercise? And how long before exercising should I eat?
Answer
If you exercise later in the day, plan to eat a small to moderately-sized balanced meal with complex carbohydrates 2 to 4 hours before you exercise, and then about 30 minutes before you start, eat an easily-digested high carbohydrate snack. The snack could be a sports drink, juice or low fat milk. The meal could be anything from a sandwich, to leftovers, to granola, yogurt and fruit, etc. If you exercise upon arising, skip the meal and move on to the high carbohydrate snack. Drink lots of water too. After exercise, eat a meal with protein and carbohydrate as soon as possible. Read about eating for exercise at About.com.
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