Hungry after a run now- what to eat?

[cransplash]

I hate eating late at night, but just finished 25 min run and I am hungry...

[cransplash]

ok, I could barely get to my kitchen before I was gnawing my arm off. I had about 1/4 cup of homemade balsamic vinegrette-marinated roasted veggies and 1/8 cup of basil quinoa. OMG it was delicious...

but in all honesty, what is the best thing to eat at night when you're hungry and bedtime is only 1 hour away?

[grk2012]

An *eighth* of a cup of quinoa? That's hardly worth your time. You eat seriously tiny portions! Quinoa is good for you. It's an excellent source of protein, great after a workout. If you're hungry, eat a reasonable portion of something satisfying--cereal and milk, cheese and crackers, quinoa and veggies...

[cransplash]

Jun 18, 2012 20:50:52 GMT -5 grk2012 said:

An *eighth* of a cup of quinoa? That's hardly worth your time. You eat seriously tiny portions! Quinoa is good for you. It's an excellent source of protein, great after a workout. If you're hungry, eat a reasonable portion of something satisfying--cereal and milk, cheese and crackers, quinoa and veggies...

I'm guesstimating 1/8 cup quinoa- it was more like 5 Tbsp? Maybe more like 1/4 cup? Either way, glad to know it was a good choice!

[grk2012]

Stop guesstimating and start measuring. Food scale, measuring cups, whatever you have. If you want to track what you're eating, you have to know what it is.

[sadlebred]

Cereal is my usual "late night snack."

[jchokie79]

Jun 18, 2012 21:49:04 GMT -5 sadlebred said:

Cereal is my usual "late night snack."

Me too. I love cereal, I eat a small bowl at night if I'm hungry. Other than that some times I'll eat fruit after working out or chobani yogurt.

[aileen]

I have almonds and dried fruit (unsweetened) handy for after a work out if I'm starving. We don't have a lot of snack foods at my house, so those are really the only things I can grab and eat quickly without having to go through much effort. I don't even like almonds, honestly, I just know they're good for me. So I have like 5 almonds and a few pieces of fruit. Then I sometimes have around a cup of almond milk with some protein powder mixed in. Works for me!

[housegeek]

Oatmeal? I read carbs are really good for you within 30 minutes of a workout, that your body will use them right away to fuel muscle growth/ repair.

[darkling_glory]

Peanut butter... right out of the jar! Ha! Or on an apple or banana.

[hjohnson050711]

a tuna sandwich is a great option. proten and carbs

[texassmith]

Protein! If I am hungry after a run I have some Greek yogurt.

[starryfish]

fruit smoothie or chocolate milk

[clseale]

If I don't want a lot on my stomach (because it's late, or I'm going to be eating a meal soon,) but I want to take the hunger edge from a run off, I've been doing rollups. I just half a piece of cheese and roll each one up with a slice of turkey. It's a quick little boost of protein and holds me over without making me too full that I don't want to go to bed or eat dinner.