What's your "fast acting" carb of choice PWO?

[FitCat]

Other than your whey, what do you all consume for carbs immediately post workout?

Looking for some ideas

[mermaid]

I eat rice cakes drizzled with honey... Yumm... I look forward to it all day, lol...

[FitCat]

Originally Posted by mermaid

I eat rice cakes drizzled with honey... Yumm... I look forward to it all day, lol...

Hmmm..interesting! Just put the honey right on top and chow down? Maybe I will give that a try. Do you pair it with a whey shake?

[mermaid]

Originally Posted by FitCat

Hmmm..interesting! Just put the honey right on top and chow down? Maybe I will give that a try. Do you pair it with a whey shake?

Yep, I have a whey shake and my rice cakes (totaling 44 carbs - shake 3 carbs, honey 17 carbs and 3 rice cakes 24)

But keep in mind that I work with Olesya and she tells me what to eat based on my weight and goals.

[MuscleMama87]

Mine always changes..I love this time of the day...lol

Today it was Orange Juice, yesterday it was a bowl of Cocoa puffs..lol...depends on how I feel..lol

[Nic902]

I use Honey Nut Cheeriors

[BootyBootyBooty]

I use rice cakes, yams, oats, or ezekiel bread.

[gwenbrumfield]

mine is usually a protein pancake/muffins or chicken and sweet tater...YUM!

[carolf]

Sometimes I have gatorade - just shake with a scoop of protein powder - this is what my trainer has prescribed. However, I'm trying to get away from the Gatorade because of the sugar, so sometimes it's a protein shake with a banana and some raisons - still get the sugar but at least it's natural.

[kittiwake]

flapjack its about the only time i feel i can 'allow' myself them and not feel bad. so they get scarfed down pretty quickly!!! yummmmm

[dbroncofan]

Cereal, rice cakes (flavored..only time I have them is post workout) banana.

[FitCat]

Originally Posted by kittiwake

flapjack its about the only time i feel i can 'allow' myself them and not feel bad. so they get scarfed down pretty quickly!!! yummmmm

How far ahead of time do you make these? And how do you store them to take to the gym?

Also, have a good recipe you'd like to share?

[kittiwake]

Originally Posted by FitCat

How far ahead of time do you make these? And how do you store them to take to the gym?

Also, have a good recipe you'd like to share?

At the moment I have to say that I use it to indulge in shop-bought organic one's... the 'organic' bit making me feel marginally better about scarfing down syrup and oats!!!

Before that I'd make 'clean' ones but I can't remember the exact measures.

Mashed banana
Oats
Egg white
Cinnamon

Mix it all together with enough hot water to make it sticky-ish.
Put in a tray and bake at 180 degrees c (UK!!) for long enough to make them golden.
Before they're cool, score them into portions with a knife. Then when they're cool they break-up easily
I didn't make them in big batches so have no idea how long they'd last!!
My parents tried them too but found them too soggy-ish. But I think they're yum and fill a flapjack-shaped hole in my tummy! Soggy-ness is something I will readily put up with if it means not wasting calories on syrup!