Choose one-skillet choices that cook up in minutes for a quick but meal after a long run. Frozen vegetables and fruits are cleaned, trimmed and precooked for convenience . Try to find entrees with less than 8 grams of fat per 300 calories. Whole grain bread selections provide more nutrition than fluffy white bread. The examples listed are carbohydrate-rich selections.
Carbohydrates are a major fuel source for muscles.
These foods all provide almost-instant food when you're too spent to cook. Add fresh vegetables to liven up these products. Low fat dairy Yogurt, low fat or no fat milk, chocolate mild, soy milk, or juices fortified with calcium. Cottage cheese, skim mozzarella or ricotta add flavor without the saturated fat of their fattier cheese relatives. The calcium and vitamin D found in these foods work together to provide a strong frame to hang those muscles.