Post-Workout Creamy Almond Butter Protein Smoothie

I hope you are all having a wonderful Saturday.

This morning, I went to my weekly spinning class and then I completed my 90 squats for day 15 of the #squatsept challenge that I started 15 days ago (by the way, feel free to join in at any time during the month, it’s never to late to push yourself).

Little to say, after 3 weeks of vacation (with little physical exercise- I must admit), my body has to get used to regular exercising all over again- you know how it goes, you take even one week off and it feels like you never exercised in your life! That’s why I try my best to make regular daily exercising part of my lifestyle; just like brushing my teeth everyday- I do so whether I feel like it or not.So this morning, after my workout, my body was clearly trying to recuperate from the past few days of physical training and I can tell you my muscles are aching. I knew I needed a healthy fix that would allow my muscles to recuperate (heal) and restore their glycogen storage.That’s when I thought about my favourite smoothie combination: banana and almond butter.

However, I had to modify it slightly for it to contain more carbs and less fats (indeed, this would slow down the absorption of sugars- in this case, not useful since you want to replenish your muscles glycogen (stored sugars) storage as quickly as possible after an intense workout session). Don’t get me wrong good fats are equally important in your daily diet, but immediately following a workout session, it’s best to focus on refueling with healthy carbs and some proteins. You may have your fats 2-3 hours later ;).

So here is the adapted recipe for this: