Packaging of various products can make some foods look better for you than they are.  Take some Kashi products for example, I don’t say all because I haven’t looked at ALL the Kashi products but this box of cereal is a good point.

Looks relatively healthy right?

7 whole grain flakes…black currants… walnuts…

The box is pretty too, don’t you think? Let’s take a look at the label.

Just one serving of this Kashi cereal has 42 grams of carbohydrates and only 5 grams of protein. That is over a 8:1 carbohydrate:protein ratio, which is more than double the amount of carbohydrate necessary for a post workout meal. Most of us will eat this type of food before we even think about working out for the day. Some of us will assume that this is a healthy midday snack.

Although this cereal might be better than some other cereals, and it may even have real dried black currants and walnuts, it still contains a very high carbohydrate to protein ratio. Remember that in a post workout state you are looking for a 2:1 or 3:1 carbohydrate to protein ratio.

Tuesday’s Workout: Recovery

Plank Complex

1a) 4 x 15/15 Band Walks
1b) 4 x 15 Band Pull Aparts
1c) 4 x 15 Overhead Band Pull Aparts

2a) 4 x 15 Squats
2b) 4 x 10/10 Spider Lunges
2c) 4 x 10 Bootstrappers with Rotation
2d) 4 x 15 Band Rows

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