I'm currently using the Atkins bars immediately after workouts ('cause I can eat them in the car). They have pretty good amounts of protein and fiber, which is great.

But:
(1) They're nasty tasting (although that's not the reason for the question)
(2) I suspect there's not ENOUGH carb/sugars in them.

I don't totally know much of what I'm asking, but from some of the things I've been reading about online, a post lifting food intake should be higher in carbs (as well as quick-protein).

Any suggestions? I don't think Atkins bars fit the bill here.
-- Loretta

I agree. Post workout you want protein with a quick empty time; you want whey protein in a liquid form, ie. a Shake.

Bars are just plain bad choices all around, IMHO. They are processed and too easily used too often. I treat them as emergency-get-me-through-this-and-I'll-plan-better-in-the-future things.

If you're doing LF/MC/HP then you want at least the same amount of carbs as protein if not more in your post workout meal, and you want them high G.I. - like dextrose or a banana. Mixing a sports drink with a shake might do the trick.

Nat

Ok...so I'll mix up a shake when I get home.
Now the question is WHICH ONE!?! There are so many out there to choose from. GNC always has my head spinning trying to sort everything in there out.

Nat, you wrote:

I'm trying to do MF/LowerC/HP. Fitday is still hitting around
55%/15%/30%
to
50%/20%/30%
(always at 150g protein and 40g fiber)

Don't think that's quite low fat.

Anyway, should I keep those same ratios between the carb and protein (in this case about half the carb as protein)?
If I remember correctly, most of them are about equal in carb/protein ratio (some even more carbs).

Thanks for help!
-- Loretta

Loretta, I thought you were doing more by the book, BodyRx, Ooppps.

I'd get the LC shake and add carbs; that way you control how much you get and can vary it according to time of day, dietary needs, or taste.

Nat

As long as we're on the topic, wanna approve my post workout snack? I drink a bottle of Isopure (0g fat, 0g carb, 40g protein) and eat half an apple. Still keeping my carbs under 40 or so, so apple is a good LC option for sugars, right?

Thanks!

I am upping carbs, relative to Protein Power. I allow 1 or 2 yellow carbs a day during Cycle 1.
I'll cut back on that during Cycle 2, and remove them completely from Cycle 3.

Also, all green carbs are GO for me, so I don't count them, even if they're carrots or peas or what not.

It ends up in the day I get around 120 to 140 grams of carbs, but of that...40+ are fiber.

Ratios are as stated above.
So, maybe in the morning, I"ll throw in a banana with my LC shake!! What a concept!

-- Loretta