The Magic window Meal is the easiest to prepare since it can be made up from a large variety of foods that many people like the best. While this is an opportunity for you to eat starchy carbohydrate, you also should include a serving of a lean source of protein. After working out, muscle are craving both protein and carbohydrate, and by combining the two, you can boost muscle growth. Recipes for magic Window Meals will be include later in this article.
Snacks
If you have been on a diet before, you have probably been told to avoid snacking. However, on the hormone Revolution program, snacking is an essential means of implementing the four to six small meals suggested for the diet. Because most people do not have the time or energy to prepare six meals a day, the most practical approach is to prepare two or three relatively large meals and to eat two healthy snack throughout the day.
Nonfat milk products, such as nonfat milk, cottage cheese (both of which can be mixed with berries for a snack), cream cheese, and many other cheeses, are rich in slow-digesting protein that is excellent for preserving and building muscle. Fat-free cream cheese can be used as a spread on a slice of whole-gain toast or one-half of whole-grain bagel for a quick snack. Spread the cream cheese generously; you want to have a relatively high ratio of protein to carbohydrates.
Other healthy snack options are the various engineered foods such as the low-sugar, low-starch protein bars that are found at health food and sports nutrition stores. Opt for bars that high in protein (20 to 30 grams), with little to no added sugar or starch and les than 300 calories per bar. There also some protein bars specifically made for women that have about 20 grams of protein and only 200 total calories.
Snacks
If you have been on a diet before, you have probably been told to avoid snacking. However, on the hormone Revolution program, snacking is an essential means of implementing the four to six small meals suggested for the diet. Because most people do not have the time or energy to prepare six meals a day, the most practical approach is to prepare two or three relatively large meals and to eat two healthy snack throughout the day.
Nonfat milk products, such as nonfat milk, cottage cheese (both of which can be mixed with berries for a snack), cream cheese, and many other cheeses, are rich in slow-digesting protein that is excellent for preserving and building muscle. Fat-free cream cheese can be used as a spread on a slice of whole-gain toast or one-half of whole-grain bagel for a quick snack. Spread the cream cheese generously; you want to have a relatively high ratio of protein to carbohydrates.
Other healthy snack options are the various engineered foods such as the low-sugar, low-starch protein bars that are found at health food and sports nutrition stores. Opt for bars that high in protein (20 to 30 grams), with little to no added sugar or starch and les than 300 calories per bar. There also some protein bars specifically made for women that have about 20 grams of protein and only 200 total calories.
