Keep feeling tired at 3ish everyday and would love to give that feeling the owl heave ho
2006-06-12 04:46:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I love all foods, the problem is the healthy meals are the ones which take the longest to prepare!
2006-06-12 05:40:42 · update #1
Mixed nuts, dried apricots, dried apple rings are all good energy boosters, without alot of calories!
2006-06-12 06:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by Teena M 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If you're getting sluggish at 3ish, the likely cause is a dip in your blood sugar. The best way to help this is to eat something high in protein (at least 7 grams of protein). Avoid sugars and caffeine (especially chocolate!!!) because they will give you a momentary blood sugar rush, but then make you crash. Also, drink plenty of water or a V8.
Good snacks:
Anything with peanut butter (i.e. on crackers, celery, etc)
Pepperoni and cheese on crackers
Yogurt
Cheese slices
A glass of milk
Mixed nuts or trail mix (low-sodium mixes)
Tuna on crackers
2006-06-12 05:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by Dani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate does increase energy levels however, it causes a major drop after a while. Foods like pasta, rice and banana's give slow release's of energy, but keep you moving for longer. I train 5 times a week and because im at work in the day i need something thats going to last me from 5 til 8. I have pasta, rice and things like that.
2006-06-12 04:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by bettiboop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have tuna/chicken (Good protein) salad for your lunch, eat plenty of fruit or unsalted nuts as snacks and drink as much water as you can.
You should try porridge for breakfast, it gives you a slow and steady energy release until lunch time so you should find yourself not wanting to snack so much throughout the day.
2006-06-12 05:30:03 · answer #4 · answered by Sara Jayne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pasta. Long acting carbohydrates. Too much sugary stuff will raise your blood sugar and then lower it too soon, leaving you as you were before, after a while. Carbohydrate keeps your energy levels up over time.
2006-06-12 07:57:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some nuts, or something with protein. And make sure youre not having a high sugar lunch, that can make you sluggish. You may also want to try vitamins or excersice.
2006-06-12 04:52:45 · answer #6 · answered by Tahir's Mommy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its likely that you are eating processed carbs at lunchtime, Spuds or white bread or processed sugars.
spuds are probably the biggest culprit for blood sugar yo yos.
Try drinking plenty of water also throughout the day . keeps all your gubbins working reet.
Chris
2006-06-12 05:20:17 · answer #7 · answered by kipp[axkid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get more energy:
bananas, nuts (especially almonds), peanut butter
2006-06-12 14:12:45 · answer #8 · answered by yogazen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuts,fruit,veg and lots of sugar!
2006-06-12 12:30:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have some vitamins and take Dates(kinda fruit and it is sweet)
2006-06-12 04:52:36 · answer #10 · answered by **B** 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋