All set for your workout but feeling hungry? This quick recipe will not only stop the hunger but also give your body the energy and nutrients it needs to smash your workout!
Apple Butter Slices
Serves: 4 serves (16 slices)
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
ingredients
2 large apples
4 tbsp nut butter
*we used ABC (almond, brazil, cashew nut) butter
¼ cup sultanas
Optional extra toppings
¼ cup sunflower seeds
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
¼ cup buckinis
Tip: you could also dress the apples with dried fig, chopped date, any seeds, granola, cacao nibs ect.
method
1. Slice the apples horizontally so you have flat pieces to lay toppings on top of.
2. Spread 1 tsp of nut butter over each slice and sprinkle with sultanas and any other additional toppings you desire.
nutritional information
Per Serve – 4 slices
Calories – 115 (481kJ)
Protein – 2.6g
Carbohydrates – 14g
Fat – 6.1g
Pre Workout Superstar
The paring of apples and nut butter in this quick and easy recipe make it an excellent pre-workout snack. The water and carbohydrate content in apples help to replenish energy and hydration in the body, while the protein and healthy fats in nut butter play a vital role in muscle repair and regeneration. Apples contain a good amount of fibre which helps us digest nutrients in this snack at a steady rate. This means our energy not only remains consistent throughout our workout but we can also avoid that ‘heavy’ feeling in our gut.
As a bonus, the extra antioxidant hit we get from apples and fats from nut butter also make this a super skin food! Antioxidants help fight damage to our skin while also improving the skin regeneration process, and healthy fats keep our skin thick, supple and moisturised…a sneaky beauty food!
Annie Long
FBFM Head Recipe Designer
Annie is a certified nutritionist with a plant-based focus. She believes that eating a diet primarily made of plants is not only beneficial to our bodies, but also for the environment and the animals we share it with. Food is her passion, but when she’s not in the kitchen you’ll find her hanging out with her golden retriever somewhere by the sea!
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