5 Foods that Fuel your Workout

Consider the pitfalls of the busy athlete’s diet: Carbo-loading and sports drinks can cause a sugar spike and crash. Protein bars are often highly processed, and can be hard to digest, making you feel sluggish.

The opposite route? Nutrient-dense foods, which make you feel and perform better.

Fuel your workout with these five foods, all of which provide the nutrition you and your fitness regimen may have been missing.

Quinoa. It’s a powerful grain and a complete protein. Packed with fiber, iron, and calcium, necessary for proper muscle contraction and even potassium and magnesium for hydration, quinoa is a high-quality complex carbohydrate (yes, …read more