Food Trends -Post Workout Pick-ups

Athlete Essentials:

        Refueling after long endurance exertions-requires hydration, essentials like electrolytes/minerals (depending on the sweat level), and protein to repair muscles.

Carbs-sugars-naturally or in the form of 'added sugars' (soon to be labeled as such)...after multi-hours of physical excess-are very helpful too.

We definitely feel the need for a reward treat-just to get home after a long workout-or race day. But def want one that has nourishing attributes.

A NEW OPTION:

German QUARK by Wünder Creamery- is a quirky name for a very popular food widely available in Europe under various names...like in France-it's close cousins are Fromage Blanc----Fromage Frais.

Made from fermented sour milk-so naturally loaded with probiotics, calcium and vitamin D-QUARK is a super nourishing ready to eat dairy product that is so delicious-it will placate junk food urge splurges (aka kid friendly).

The unflavored whole milk sourced -flavor and texture -  reminded us of a less tangy version of whole milk Greek Yogurt.
Smooth, creamy cool, stomach friendly and tasty on its own -plus the one cup size- hits the healthy snack spot. 

And though technically a "fresh acid-set" cheese-it's spoonable-like labneh...with sweet-tart thick yogurt vibe.

All of the other Wünder Creamery  flavors that we tried-vanilla bean (w/ a hint of coconut, coffee, matcha, raspberry-made with authentic ingredients...are worthy-AND not too sweet.




Actually- tastebuds wise-they are all absolutely terrific plus the coffee or matcha versions aren't readily available in rte yogurt... so these were a real treat.

WHAT ELSE:
New to these shores...Wünder Creamery sources its rGBH FREE milk from upstate NY---made of real deal non-GMO ingredients.

DIET Persons' Adherents (keto-paleo-whole30, gluten-free) Alert: Milk in and of itself  naturally has protein-carb+ sugar carbs...the plain Quark version has 140 calories/15 grams of protein/4 grams of sugar....while the flavored versions range from 160-170 calories-also have added cane sugar-thereby more sugar grams (from 13-14 grams-so 9-10 added grams of sugar- if one does the math). 

All are gluten free and non-GMO.
See picture for the 411.

In Recipes:

Try using Quark's unflavored version-as a sub for yogurt-or even sour cream. It can whipped up and cooked up ...

From Wünder Creamery:

Green Goddess Quark Dip
¾  cup -Wünder Creamery Plain quark
2 ripe avocados
a handful of fresh parsley, basil, & chopped scallions
1 tbsp salt
½ tsp-fresh ground pepper
juice of 2 medium lemons
¼ c. good olive oil
combine all the above in a food processor -pulse for 2 minutes-use for vegetable crudité, chips, atop salads etc..store it in the refrigerator...

MORE RECIPES ONLINE-from appetizers-dessert-smoothies-soup

Widely available now...in major grocery chains like Shoprite, Fairways...to specialty stores Dean+Deluca, Balducci's, and online at Jet.com
$1.99/5.3oz cup