Chow Down on These Muscle-Building Meals

Chow Down on These Muscle-Building Meals   Seven quick and easy dinners that taste great and boost exercise recovery.   The workday is finally over and you have just finished 45 minutes of sweat-drenching, stress-busting exercise. Now your stomach is rumbling and the burning question is, "What's for dinner?" Ideally, a post-workout meal is a mix of muscle-building protein and energy re-fueling carbohydrates, but your late-day meal should have slightly less carbohydrates than one you would eat after a morning or noon workout routine. The reason: We are less active at night, and while we need enough carbs to replenish our glycogen stores, we don't need extra energy when we go to sleep. Try these seven quick and easy meal ideas, after the jump, to get the perfect balance of protein and carbohydrates and boost your exercise recovery.   More >       Also Check Out:     Kick Your Metabolism Into High Gear   Burn more calories during (and after!) your workout with this metabolically spiking finisher.     Healthy Brunch Recipe: Five-Star Frittata   Chef Jonathan Waxman of Barbuto restaurant serves up a healthy omelet recipe.     Five Ways to Undress Her Faster   Our expert shares the tips and tricks to get her to bare it all.     Hollywood Heavyweights   We round up the famous A-list actors with the most impressive physiques ever.     Get Out of Your Way   Stop making these 10 workout mistakes and start seeing results faster.     Weekend One-Up   Think you can "one-up" our fitness expert on an AMRAP of squats, burpees, and toes-to-bar?         mensfitness.com | Subscribe to Men's Fitness Magazine | About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact Us     All e-mail addresses were obtained through user-submittal on MensFitness.com. To unsubscribe, click here. Or view our Privacy Policy.     © 2013 Weider Publications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. A subsidiary of American Media, Inc., 4 New York Plaza, NY, NY 10004