St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is located in Memphis, Tennessee.
Brown rice with chicken: If you tend to exercise after lunch or dinner, avoid rich foods and have a simple dish of brown rice with chicken or tofu. It's a bland meal that sits well and provides a good amount of carbs and protein, says Meine.
So, all things being equal, if you eat your carbs (fruit, rice, potatoes, whole grains) shortly after exercising, youâll store more energy in your muscle cells and less in your fat cells than if you ate those foods at other times of the day. That means bigger arms and rounder pecs, and smaller love handles.