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Fuel Your Flow: Pre & Post Workout Snacks Every Gym Girlie Needs
We’ve all had those days where we rush to the gym in the cutest set but forget one thing: fueling ourselves properly. The truth is, what you eat before and after your workout can completely change how strong you feel, how well you recover, and how consistent you stay with your routine.
Think of food as your workout partner- it’s there to support, energize, and help you bounce back stronger. Here are some quick, realistic pre- and post-workout snacks that gym girlies swear by.

Pre-Workout Snacks: Energy + Focus
Before your session, you want a snack that gives you a quick energy boost but won’t weigh you down.
½ banana with 1 tsp almond butter → instant carbs for energy + healthy fats for staying power.
1 rice cake with a thin spread of cottage cheese → quick carbohydrate source, light, and keeps your blood sugar stable.
Berries and Greek yoghurt → Berries rich in antioxidants, yoghurt is a probiotic and protein rich.
Medjool date stuffed with almond butter + sprinkle of chia seeds → Quick natural sugars from the date = fast energy boost, almond butter and chia seeds to balance blood sugar + provide fiber.

Why it works: Your muscles run on glycogen (stored carbs). A small snack with carbs + a little protein/fat gives you the stamina to power through your workout without crashing and optimize utilizing that stored energy.
Post-Workout Snacks: Repair + Recovery
This is when your body needs protein to repair muscle and carbs to restore energy.
Protein shake (vegan or whey) + Oats (optional) → quick, tasty, and helps muscle repair. Oats give slow-digesting carbs to restore glycogen.
Tuna on rye crackers → Tuna = lean protein + omega-3 for recovery, wholegrain crackers = complex carbs to refuel glycogen.
Protein pancakes → Oats, egg, cottage cheese (or protein powder instead) – high protein, satiating, helps meet your macros.
2 eggs on sourdough → Protein from eggs and carbs from toast = recovery + satiety.

Why it works: Exercise creates tiny tears in your muscles and protein helps rebuild them, while carbs speed up recovery, so you feel less sore and more energized the next day.
NutritionBySim x beAthletica
Just like the perfect gym set makes you feel confident and supported, the right snacks make your body feel the same. This isn’t about restriction; it’s about adding the right fuel so you can show up as your strongest self.