20 high-protein snacks to eat after your workout

You've smashed your workout, snapped your selfie, and slipped out of your gym gear… or, you know, yanked it off and thrown it across the room. What comes next? Your post-workout snack session, of course! Protein is key for recovery, so it’s a good thing these small bites are full of it.

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Dan's Chocolate Coconut Protein Pudding

Dumbells down, pudding up! Dan's choc-coco snack is ready in 2 minutes. We repeat: 2 minutes.

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Almond, Date & Banana Snack Smoothie

You know that feeling at the end of a workout where you're both incredibly thirsty and ravenously hungry? This smoothie is the answer.

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Dan's Baked Broccoli Bites

Put these broccoli bad boys in the oven before crushing a quick workout. They'll be ready to bite into as soon as you've busted those moves.

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Turkey, Apple & Cottage Cheese

Anyone can knock up a post-workout sandwich. But you know there's a fresher way to get your protein fix.

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Avocado "Tofu Toast" with Hemp Seeds

It's avo toast, but not as you know it. Get a quick protein kick with a plant-based difference.

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Caesar Dip Board

The classic flavors of a Caesar salad now come in protein-packed dip form – and it's oh so easy to DIY it at home!

Recovery Chocolate Mug Cake from the Centr meal plan.

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Sergio's Recovery Chocolate Mug Cake

This one-dish chocolate treat can be whipped up in under 7 minutes. It's like a hug in a mug, with recovery sprinkled on top.

Chocolate & Salted Coconut Protein Poppers from the Centr meal plan.

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Sergio's Chocolate & Salted Coconut Protein Poppers

Sergio's invention may look (and taste) like dessert, but these balls pack a surprising pop of protein.

Rice Cakes with Avocado & Tuna from the Centr meal plan.

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Sergio's Rice Cakes with Avocado & Tuna

Is there a better fancy-but-lazy snack combo than tuna and avo? Give us your answer when your mouth isn't full.

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Ginger and Wasabi Trail Mix

Are you busy? Yes. Do you like it hot? Also yes. This spicy trail mix is your new grab-and-go fuel.

Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies from the Centr meal plan.

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Sergio's Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies

It's your all-time favorite snack, given a high-protein makeover.

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Sweet Potato & Salmon Frittatas

Make in advance and keep a post-workout stash in the fridge. Or make cooking your active recovery and enjoy a warm frittata, straight outta the oven.

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Mocha Protein Mousse

What if you could cover your caffeine and chocolate cravings, plus your protein needs in one hit? You can now! Even better, you can whip this up in 5 minutes.