Post Workout Meals

Cardio, weights, stretching, check. Now that you’re done, how do you refuel in the best way?

Choosing the right post-workout meal is key to recovery and maintaining energy. Getting a good balance will help your muscles repair (aka grow stronger), your energy sources get replenished, and it will make all of your cells happier and healthier—which means you’ll be even more ready for the next workout.

Fresh avocado ranch salad featuring greens, avocados, and ranch dressing from Taylor Farms.

Avocado Ranch Grilled Steak Salad

Move over, wedge salads of the world, we’ve got a feisty newcomer to the realm of grilled steak and salad — and it brought some grilled red peppers with it. Oh, and also our Organic Avocado Ranch Chopped Salad Kit. Enjoy this entrée salad.
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Fresh summer salad featuring vibrant greens, colorful vegetables, and a tangy dressing from Taylor Farms.

Classic Chef Salad

Swiss cheese cubes? Cucumbers? Hard-boiled egg? There’s not much better than a traditional chef salad. Make your own homemade Ranch dressing in this classic salad recipe.
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Freshly prepared salad mix featuring vibrant greens and colorful vegetables from Taylor Farms.

Ultimate Everything Cobb Salad

Have you ever found yourself enjoying our Organic Ultimate Everything Salad Kit and thought to yourself, “What if I made this into a Cobb salad?” If so, you’re just like us. So we did. And the results are glorious.
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Fresh organic salad mix featuring vibrant greens and wholesome vegetables in a colorful presentation.

Ultimate Cheddar Ranch Chicken Salad Wrap

With some rotisserie chicken and a few tortillas, you can instantly turn our Ultimate Cheddar Ranch Chicken Salad into a restaurant-level wrap packed with flavor.
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Kale Caesar salad topped with jammy eggs, croutons, and Caesar dressing from Taylor Farms.

Kale Caesar with Jammy Eggs

Enjoy this elegant and protein-packed Kale Caesar with Jammy Eggs Recipe, featuring the Taylor Farms Organic Kale Caesar Salad Chopped Kit.
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Delicious street corn and chicken tacos topped with fresh ingredients, perfect for a flavorful meal.

Street Corn and Chicken Tacos

This Street Corn and Chicken Tacos recipe combines two dishes that are already pretty perfect on their own. Chili lime chicken and our Mexican style street corn chopped salad are the stars here.
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Harvest Spiced Apple Grain Bowl

Enjoy the taste of Fall in one bowl! Made with the Taylor Farms Spiced Apple Chopped Salad Kit, wild rice, sweet potatoes, and sweet figs.
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Colorful burger bowl featuring fresh greens, grilled beef, tomatoes, and cheese for a healthy meal option.

Creamy Dill Pickle Loaded Burger Bowl

We'll humbly refrain from telling you how big of a dill this burger recipe is and simply let it speak for itself.
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Fresh Italian salads featuring vibrant vegetables, herbs, and dressings from Taylor Farms.

Not-Your-Everyday Italian Salad

Made with our Everyday Italian Salad Kit, sliced salami, cherry tomatoes, and banana peppers, this recipe takes it up a notch.
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Salmon Apple Feta Salad

This winter, warm up a fresh green salad with roasted Brussels sprouts and butternut squash, delicious smoky bacon, crunchy golden honey almonds, and sweet Maple Bourbon Vinaigrette.
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Grilled mahi-mahi sandwich topped with fresh vegetables and served on a toasted bun.

Mahi Mahi Sandwich

Mahi mahi filets and our Thai Chili mango chopped salad kit are mango-nificent on ciabatta buns in this recipe from Christine Kozov.
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Teriyaki chicken lettuce cups filled with colorful vegetables and herbs, perfect for a healthy and fresh meal option.

Teriyaki Lettuce Cups

Easy, crowd-pleasing Teriyaki Lettuce Cups made with our Teriyaki Sauté Meal Kit, courtesy of the folks at Nutrition In The Kitch.
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Ultimate Caesar Salad Kit with fresh greens, croutons, and creamy dressing from Taylor Farms.

Caesar BLT Wrap

Try this easy and delicious Caesar BLT Wrap recipe featuring our Ultimate Caesar Salad Kit for a quick meal that's perfect for a weeknight.
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Chickpea salad featuring fresh vegetables and a vibrant dressing served in a bowl.

BBQ Maple Chickpea Salad in a Jar

BBQ and Maple-baked chickpeas, layered with quinoa, our Maple Bourbon Bacon Chopped Salad Kit, and extra veggies in a to-go mason jar.
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The best after-workout meals combine the following:

  1. Protein for Muscle repair and growth
    When you exercise, especially during strength training or intense physical activity, your muscles experience tiny tears at a microscopic level, which allows for muscle growth and adaptation. Protein in your post-workout foods provides the amino acids your body needs to repair these damaged fibers
  2. Carbs for energy replenishment
    During a workout, especially a high-intensity or endurance workout, your body relies on glycogen as its primary energy source. Glycogen is a form of carbohydrate stored in your muscles and liver. As you exercise, these glycogen stores become depleted. Consuming carbohydrates after your workout helps replenish these stores by providing glucose, which your body converts back into glycogen. This process works particularly well shortly after exercise, which is why post-workout is a great time to eat a well-balanced meal.Replenishing glycogen not only restores energy but also supports recovery, reduces fatigue, and prepares your body for your next workout.
  3. Healthy fats for balance
    Healthy fats—like those in avocados, nuts, seeds, and olive oil—play an important supportive role in your body’s post-workout recovery and your overall well-being. They provide a long-lasting source of energy (win!) and support the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K (win-win!).
  4. High-nutrient foods and superfoods for overall healthAfter exercising, your body needs specific nutrients to rebuild muscle tissue, restore energy, and reduce inflammation. Whole, nutrient-dense foods like fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains have antioxidants, which combat oxidative stress, and electrolytes like potassium and magnesium, which help with hydration and muscle function.Plus, eating these foods means you’re fueling your body with high-quality energy rather than greasy, processed foods. (Check out this listing of all of our salads that containing 5+ superfoods in one package.)
  5. Hydration to replenish water in the systemSweaty workout? Heavy breathing? Muscle fatigue? Don’t forget to hydrate after your workout and eat fruits and vegetables that have high water content. Rehydrating after exercise not only replaces the water and electrolytes used during your workout, it helps your blood volume remain stable, allowing nutrients and oxygen to reach your muscles efficiently.

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