Why on earth would you ever eat fucking pretzels?!?!, you ask incredulously.
Good question!
Pretzels = 🤮
Sure, the warm and chewy ones that you can get at stadiums, amusement parks, and food court shopping malls are yummy but the mini pretzel twists that are hard and dry from the lack of moisture so they can be packaged and shelf stable, now those are 🤮🤮🤮
But here’s the thing…
The hard variety of pretzels that are available for snacking anytime make for a decent pre-workout snack because they consist of refined carbs that lack fiber, which lends to them digesting quickly and converting into glucose to provide the body with immediate energy.1Mini pretzel twists are traditionally made with white flour but there are varieties made with whole grains, which provide greater fiber to be more filling and slow down how fast glucose gets broken down into fuel. That benefit also makes mini pretzels good to eat during your workout to help maintain performance.
When consuming mini pretzels postworkout, the rapid digestion and supply of sugar from the breakdown of carbs helps trigger the release of insulin, a hormone that transports glucose to the muscles to replenish depleted glycogen stores and protein to the damaged muscles so they can repair and rebuild themselves. The salted varieties further assist with the recovery process by helping to replace electrolytes that are lost through sweat, which provides an additional reason to consume them while working out.
Yeah, I know, pretzels sound mighty, mighty tasty right about now!
Mini Pretzel Twist Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 28g
• Calories: 110
• Total Fat: 0.5g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 250mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 23g
• Dietary Fiber: less than 1g
• Sugar: less than 1g
• Protein: 3g
Glossary: glucose, hormones, muscle, work-out, workout
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