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At-Home Workout Protein Bar

Protein is one of the most important nutrients your body requires to function. It helps in building and repairing tissues, producing enzymes, hormones, and other chemicals. It also acts as a building block for bones, cartilages, blood, skin, and muscles. Your body loses some nutrients after a good workout session. It’s necessary to replenish those nutrients while also hydrating yourself. A workout protein bar is a great way to bring down the fat while also keeping you energised. If you’re apprehensive of getting nutrition bars from a market, you can always make them at home and store them. Some of the most popular and easy to make are almond bars. All you have to do is pulse the almonds with toasted millet, and pumpkin seeds. Add some honey to the mixture and mix it well. In a baking tray, add the batter and pre-heat for 20 minutes. Allow the block to cool down for a few minutes and cut it into pieces. Protein bars are not just great after a workout session, but also give you ener...

Protein Snacks That You'll Love Munching

When you’re living a stressful life, snacks make up for the nutrition you’re losing. Had an early lunch and can’t wait for dinner? Snacks are your simple saviours! With changing lifestyle habits, people have now started being mindful about what they feed themselves too. While people have started choosing snacks, you’ve got to understand that a lot of them are high in refined sugar and lack the nutrients necessary to keep you charged up and are in fact unhealthy. Some of the reliable protein snacks include: Trail mix: It’s a combination of high-protein dried fruits and nuts like cashews, almonds, walnuts, etc. These are not only easy to much on but are filling too. It’s important to remember that a handful of trail mix a decent serving and overeat them can raise your calorie count.  Veggies and fruits with a yoghurt dip: Carrots, beets, frozen fruits like berries and seasonal fruits with a yoghurt dip is also a great way to fill your gaps in nutrition and can satiate your h...

Stop Before It’s Too Late! You May Be Using The Wrong Kind of Protein Bars!

When was the last time you actually studied the ingredients and the composition of a protein bar? You must have simply seen the brand name and chosen a bar based on your flavour preference. But there’s much more to look for in a protein bar other than the flavour. For example, the ingredients, protein serving size, composition of carbohydrates and fats, pricing etc should also play an important factor when making your choice. So, let’s take a look at some of the many kinds of protein bars available. Tired of eating junk food all day long but really enjoy the taste from it? Meet nutrition bars. Perfect for those midday munchies as well as random food cravings. Not only is each nutrition bar portable and delicious to eat but also they are made from natural ingredients and have no preservatives. So, now you can satisfy your hunger without eating fatty junk food which as it turns out is good for your health too. Every day is different. On some days, you have a smaller task list...

Maximize Your Workout by Eating Right

Working out is a different experience altogether. For some it is a source of energy, for some a way to remove their frustrations but for most it is a way to bring about changes in themselves both, physically as well as mentally. However, working out does not equal only going to the gym. Alongside that, you also have to maintain a healthy diet and watch what you eat in order to get the desired results. Sure, you get to have cheat days as well where you can gorge on all the unhealthy, tasty items your heart has been desiring (within limit of course). This doesn’t mean that the healthy food you consume on the other six days have to be anything short of delicious. If you choose the right kind of food items to eat, especially around a workout, you can still enjoy the satisfaction of eating a delectable snack while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Sounds almost impossible but surely it’s not. Get all of the above through protein bars which are small power snacks. Among the various ...

Find The Best Snack For Your Next Snacking Session

Snacking. A term you may not have used or even heard of but you most definitely have done it. Snacking is eating a meal in small quantities in between larger meals. If you’re a teenager, you’ve most probably snacked in between Netflix binge watching sessions. As an adult, you must have snacked in between work projects or errand runs. Regardless of age or situation, you’ve surely enjoyed every morsel of that snack but have you ever stopped to consider the effects of your continuous snacking? Eating only junk foods while snacking can lead to a number of health problems no matter how tasty the snack may be. Moreover, eating artificially manufactured food items often leaves you with a sense of dissatisfaction. Comparatively, eating fruits, nuts or other healthy alternatives are a much better option.They also leave you with the pride and happiness of eating the right food. Yet, in order to keep these alternatives as healthy, taste is often compromised on. Despite all of this, it still...

Which Protein Bar is Best Suited to Your Needs?

The next time you go to a grocery store, instead of making a bee line for your current choice of protein bar - remove some extra time to go through all the options available so you get a deeper understanding of the kind of protein bars that are out there. Using that understanding, you can make an informed decision and choose that protein bar which is best suited to your needs. Once you go there, not only will you find the many different brands present but also you’ll get to see the variety of protein bars that each brand offers. The most important ingredient in a protein bar is ofcourse, the protein itself. The best protein bars come in a range of serving sizes. The minimum serving size is 10g of protein per bar. Such protein bars can be consumed by anyone and everyone. The bar which has 20g of protein per bar is just enough to give you a boost to get through your hectic day. With it, you can muster the courage to complete the never ending to-do list. Those who want to accomplish...