natural confectionery company jellies

Liam90

Eating a portion of these post workout,

Good or bad idea?

Dotcomdolly

Post workout you should eat lean protein + a small amount of carbs (depending on intensity) for example baked chicken breast + sweet potato

So
Ingredients

Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Modified Wheat Starch, Water, Gelatine (Bovine), Citric Acid, Concentrated Apple Juice, Flavourings, Colours (Anthocyanins, Paprika Extract, Curcumin), Vegetable Oil, Glazing Agent (Carnauba Wax).

would be a big NO from me.

groovyg

Agree with the above - they are not the best for post workout.
What kind of workouts are you talking about? I copied this from the Irish triahtlon site - she is talking about recovering from an event like an adventure race but you can appy the same principle

RecoveryAs soon as the event/training session is over it is vitally important to refuel immediately in order to help your body return to an energy positive state. Scientific evidence shows that the optimum recovery snack is 50-70g of carbohydrate and 10-15g of protein within 20mins of finishing the event. Most ‘recovery’ products are within this range, so eating a bar or drink designed for recovery will provide this easily. You could also try some of the following snacks –

– Pot low-fat yoghurt + banana

– Breakfast bar + flavoured milk

– Ham/turkey/tuna sandwich

– Protein containing sports drink

– 2-3 Fig rolls/Jaffa cakes + yogurt drink

http://www.irishtriathlon.com/index.php/2012/07/beth-mccloskeys-top-10-nutrition-tips-for-1-day-adventure-races/

Mellor

Liam90 wrote:

Eating a portion of these post workout,

Good or bad idea?

My initial thoughts was its better suited to a pre workout snack. A lot of the gels, sweets for long cardio are essentially sugary jellys.

Whether or not its suitable post workout depends on your goals and workout
Weight loss - no
Weight gain - yes, with protein
High intensity - yes, refuel - but whole food carbs in a meal soon
Lower intensity - no need, just wait for your meal

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

Post workout you should eat lean protein + a small amount of carbs (depending on intensity) for example baked chicken breast + sweet potato

So
Ingredients

Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Modified Wheat Starch, Water, Gelatine (Bovine), Citric Acid, Concentrated Apple Juice, Flavourings, Colours (Anthocyanins, Paprika Extract, Curcumin), Vegetable Oil, Glazing Agent (Carnauba Wax).

would be a big NO from me.

Why?
It's sugar and starch (aka Carbs), water gelatine and then some fruit and veg extracts. Depending on your training, they could be exactly what you need.

Liam90

Thanks Mellor, i'm not sure the first poster fully understood why i asked such a question.

Gummy Panda

Liam90 wrote: »

Thanks Mellor, i'm not sure the first poster fully understood why i asked such a question.

If they fit your macros. I know lads on other forums who eat jelly babies post workout or kids cereal post workout with their shake as they prefer it to dextrose and whey.

Also post workout would be the best time to eat a high glucose product.

Transform

Eat the dam jellies.

Eat more than this but now and again no big deal

danlen

Mellor wrote: »

Why?
It's sugar and starch (aka Carbs), water gelatine and then some fruit and veg extracts. Depending on your training, they could be exactly what you need.

I would think the modified wheat starch and vegetable oil would be more of a concern than the sugar to be honest. Just not good stuff to be putting into your body, regardless of meal timing.

Mellor

Modified starches are not a perfect source of nutrition. But the quantities are low enough for it not to be a concern.
Vegetable oil is a generic term, some vegetable oils have no major negative concerns. Again, the quantities are tiny.

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