Day 8. PRE WORKOUT #plantPOWER
Today we are doing a GIVEAWAY with Pure Maple Canada Syrup!
I found these awesome people at the FHBC conference
where I won a $100 gift card to REI & A year supply of PURE MAPLE SYRUP!!
It was my lucky day!! 
Also, love putting pure maple syrup on my powercakes!
PURE Maple syrup is a great quick energy – perfect for PRE WORKOUT!
Find out Maple Syrup Benefits Here
They have offered to send the randomly chosen winner of the
PRE WORKOUT #plantPOWER day a Pure Maple Syrup Prize pack!
Includes: maple-themed tasting kit which includes all four grades of maple syrup,
a maple tasting guide and their FIT MAPLE brochure with lots of great workout recipes.
They also were nice enough to VEGAN-IZE their rice pudding recipe!
Plan ahead and eat 60-90 minutes before your workout.
The goal is to include foods that are high in carbs, moderate in protein and low in fat and fiber.
Fat is not a quick fuel source, and because fiber-containing foods take longer to digest,
they make you feel full when exercising and are not recommended.
Maple rice pudding provides the perfect combination to give you
the energy you need for your workout without weighing you down.
Ingredients
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1/4 cup gluten free flour of choice
• 1 can (12 oz.) low-fat evaporated milk –
Vegan substitution: use instant dry soy milk powder -
use twice as much instant dry soy milk powder to one serving of milk,
or take ready-made soy milk
(with only soy beans and water on the label)
and use that in place of water for mixing one serving of instant dry soy milk powder.
• 1-1/2 cups skim milk – Vegan Substitution: plain almond milk/soy milk
• 2/3 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients.
Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil.
Remove from heat and cool.
Serve warm or chilled, topped with fresh berries and a sprinkle of granola, if desired.
YUM!! Thank you @PUREMAPLECANADA for the recipe and giveaway PRIZE!
So to enter: please leave a comment below telling me
your FAVORITE PLANT BASED PRE WORKOUT FOOD
and for extra entries –
Post/tweet a picture with
#plantPOWER
& tag
@PURECANADAMAPLE @POWERCAKES @THELOVEOFKALE
Can’t wait to see your plant lovin’ !!
We will announce all winners of the giveaways at the end of the month!
And thank you PURE MAPLE CANADA for your awesome prize pack and recipe!!
And check out Heather’s post today too!!
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Grapes and a hard boiled egg!
A banana and some almonds!
Half a banana, and/or a hand full of grapes…sometimes a handful of grape tomatoes and/or a handful of kashi cereal
I love a half slice of ezekiel bread with a half tablespoon of natural peanut butter!
Banana!
I get up at 4:30 to get to the gym at 5:30 and I usually make overnight oats with blueberries or banana or apple/pumpkin butter for my pre-workout breakfast. Anything less than that I’m starving, anything more, I’m afraid I might lose it (TMI, sorry).
Before I run I like to have an apple or pear, and during longer runs instead of taking those gross GUs, I bring those little pouches of applesauce or baby food for extra energy!
Apple and honey/ almonds
Grapes! Grapes, grapes, grapes. Although today I’m eating split pea sweet potato soup & pumpkin seeds. We’re cleaning out the fridge for a big move :p
Depending on the workout… I love my overnight oats because they’re quick and already made or some protein pancakes/waffles because they have a higher amount of carbs than protein so I have lots of energy
banana and almond butter
Apple and almond butter!
Favourite pre-workout food is banana and almond butter or homemade raw balls (with a variety of things! nuts, seeds, superfoods, dates)
My favorite preworkout food is usually some kind of fruit with a nutbutter; like apple slices with sunbutter or banana with almond butter. If I’m really in a hurry I grab a Larabar.
1/4 cup oats with some fruit (half apple, half banana) and a light sprinkle of chia seeds! flavor and sweeten with cinnamon and stevia!
oatmeal with pumpkin <3
i love making a small microwave powercake before my workouts. i make a coconut flour based one with egg whites and protein powder mixed in. perfect combinations of carbs and protein! and amazingly delicious of course!!
Sweet potato with some cinnamon sprinkled on top!
My favorite is an Arbonne Fruit Nutrition Bar, it is delicious. Gluten Free, Vegan, and 9 grams protein. Yum! Brown rice, quinoa,pumpkin seeds, bing cherries, oats, dates, and pea protein!
My favorite pre-workout is just a banana. It gives me just enough energy to push me through my workout and sometimes i’ll add a tsp of sunflower seed butter to make it extra tasty
A banana sliced in half length ways and sandwiched back together with peanut butter! Plus my BCAAs and l-glutamine, of course. I posted a pic on my instagram for you – @kashdutch
Pre-workout meal is 1/2 a banana, a whole wheat english muffin (toasted) and some nut butter! Perfect pre-workout meal!
I always have an apple and either a handful of almonds or spoon of pb before teaching spin class!
A banana, with peanut butter if I need a little extra.
A banana or an apple!
overnight oats with some fruit and a tea spoon of nut butter is my favourite pre-workout snack (but i eat it at least 1 hour before my workout)
Hey man nice video. I was wondering, what would be a good wouorkt for me? I am 15 and 5 2 I am athletic but my body doesn’t look like it. I probably weigh about 5-12 pounds more than I want. Any suggestions on how to build muscle but lose weight fast at the same time?
hi there! e-mail me kasey@powercakes.net with your questions :] easier to talk like that!
I never stray too far from the usual! Fancy oat bran!
Banana and 1/2 t natural peanut butter
a banana!
apple and almonds!
i usually workout after breakfast so my favorite breakfast is a pumpkin mug cake with two eggs!
I enjoy apples and peanut butter or almond butter for a protein workout boost! Thanks!
Lately I’ve been enjoying a scoop of my vegan protein powder mixed with oats, coconut oil or sunflower seed butter, and almond milk. helps me get through a tough workout!
Carrots because they provide me with staying power and don’t slow me down.
I am loving this October challenge! I hope I win
Oops forgot this part! I love baby tomatoes and low fat string cheese before a workout
Pre-workout fuel is half a banana or date balls & NRG Matrix (hip hip hurray for cordyceps!)
Bananas & dates!
A banana with nut butter!
An apple and some almonds.
I usually eat oatmeal with a smashed banana. Super yummi, although the maple syrup could be a new add in the oatmeal.
My favorite pre workout food is eziekel sprouted grain English muffins with sirarcha sauce and goat cheese on one side and avocado or guacamole on the other. Then scrambled eggs cooked with kale and rainbow chard goes between. Also a thick slice of a creole tomato. Sometimes I have a power smoothie on the side which consists of unsweetened coconut milk, baby organic spinach, organic kale, organic chard, 1 banana, chia seed, hemp seed, flax seed, and matcha.
I will typically have part of greens based energy bar or the Sun Warrior I tweeted!
Bananas, almonds, dates!
Fruit and nuts – great combination of macronutrients to fuel my workouts, and so yummy together!
bananas and/or dates
Banana and almond butter!
A banana and homemade granola (mixture of different nuts and coconut oil with cinnamon)
I like to eat celery and peanut/almond butter to fuel up for a workout with protein!
before a morning workout or a run, i love a banana! before a PM workout, my fave is a kind bar – i love the combo of nuts and sweetness, and i feel like it’s sunstantial enough to get me theough the workout and home for dinner!
banana and pb
I’m still trying to figure out plantPower so I don’t know what the best plant based pre-workout food! I usually do eggs, which wouldn’t count….so I’ll go with that rice pudding. Sounds yummy!
My favorite #plantPOWER pre-workout snack is a banana with almond butter. I’m absolutely addicted to it!
I love blending up a fruit-filled protein-packed smoothie with Vega vanilla powder to give me workout energy for my gym workouts and yoga routines!
I love some preworkout oats with diced apples or banana
ryvita cracker with almond butter, and a fruit
In the mornings I love to have some dried figs, dates, or prunes before working out.
Bananas!!
I love bananas and almond butter or cashew butter…easy and superyumful!
Apples and MaraNatha maple almond butter!
My favorite pre-workout snack is a banana with some raw almond butter (from Trader Joe’s). So great.
My answer isn’t original but it is true…bananas!
My most fav pre workout meal is a green smoothie-spinach, an apple or peach. water, flax, protein powder and blend. Yummy in my tummy!!!
Banana and almond butter…always my go to pre-workout meal!!
Sweet potato is my favorite pre-workout fuel. And you know what goes great on sweet potato? Maple syrup ;D Nothing like the real stuff!
Love a simple banana for pre-workout fuel!
Since im vegan this is easy
!
Either two dates smeared with almond butter, or dry roasted edamame and mixed raisins and dried apricots
banana or apple with peanut butter is always my go to pre-gym snack.
banana!
a green smoothie
My favorite pre-workout snack is oatmeal, vanilla protein powder, banana, cinnamon, and almond butter.
Dried coconut! There’s nothing better just before a good workout.