Muscle building snacks

You need some muscle building snacks in between all of those muscle building, fat burning meals. That’s why it’s important to have 2 or 3 snacks in between. Do yourself a favor and make your own “to go” snacks to build muscle, stay full, and avoid diet disasters. Protein, fiber, and water will have you satisfied through out the day with these great muscle building snacks!

Muscle Building Snacks:

• Power-Packed Trail Mix – raw almonds, raw pecans, and dried fruit and whole-wheat pretzels.
• Get up and go Granola – see recipe below!
• Tony Horton Sticky Bar – 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup Get Up and Go Granola (see recipe below), heaping Tbsp of crunchy almond butter.
  Mash, mix, roll into bars. Freeze. Thaw when ready to eat.
• PB – Banana Roll-Ups – 1 – 2 tablespoons of natural peanut butter on soft whole wheat tortilla. Top with a sliced banana. Roll it up!
• Apple & PB – 1 small apple with 1 tbsp of natural peanut butter
• 2 small plums and almonds – juicy ripe plums with 10 raw almonds
• 3 cups of hot air popped popcorn (NOT any Microwave brand). Lightly drizzle with coconut oil and Himalayan sea salt.
• Shakeology –  add fruit or natural nut butters. Blend and take in a thermos!
• Protein Bars like the Peak Performance Bars, Detour Low Sugar Bars, or Builder Bar – contains at least 20 g of protein, healthy carbs and dietary fats.
• Canned Salmon with Whole-Wheat Crackers – mix with low-fat mayonnaise and put on a couple of whole-wheat crackers

Muscle Building Snacks:
Get Up and Go Granola (as featured in Tony Horton’s book, Bring It)

Ingredients

• 3 cups Rolled oats (not instant)
• 1 cup Oat flour or spelt flour
• 1 cup Walnuts, chopped, or any other nut
• 1/2 cup Flaxseed
• 1/2 teaspoon Sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom
• 3/4 cup Grapeseed oil
• 3/4 cup Maple syrup or agave nectar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla or almond extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, nuts, flaxseed, salt, cinnamon and cardamom. Mix well.
In a small bowl, combine the oil, syrup or agave nectar, and extort. Whisk together until well combined Pour the oil mixture over the oats mixture and stir to combine.
Spread the granola evenly on the baking sheet. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove it from the oven and let it sit for minutes to crisp up, and then break it into chunks.