Whole wheat bread brings complex carbohydrates into the mix, and joins forces with almond butter to create a killer snack. It's filling, it's easy to make, and it's got the

right stuff to help you hit your workout hard. Want to add some sliced banana or honey on there? Go ahead, live your life!

One of the "cleanest and most easily absorbed sources of protein" available, the hard boiled egg is packed with 7 grams of protein. It's got a ton of vitamins

and minerals to help speed up the absorption of that protein into your body as well. Mix it with a carbohydrate of your choice, like whole grain crackers, and you're

good to go!

Cottage cheese sounds weird and unappealing? What if I told you about its potential fat-burning effects? Are you ready to throw some cinnamon on it and give it prime placement in your meal

lineup? The combination of your new best food friend cottage cheese with a whole wheat English muffin makes a protein-rich snack that will help enhance longer workout sessions. Perfect for those days when

you wake up extra motivated!

With just a blender, a couple fruits, some almond milk and protein powder, you'll be getting a quickly digestible source of potassium (electrolytes!), fiber, protein and a whole host of

other nutrients to start and keep you moving. Plus, if you're surly in the mornings, throw a crazy straw in it.  Check out this recipe from asweetpeachef that could become your

AM go-to meal.

Men's Fitness recommends this combo as a super easy grab-and-go mix of carbs and protein. Missed your pre-workout snack and feeling weak? These two foods work both as early AM snack fuel

(leave 30 minutes to digest the protein) or as a post-workout aid to help you rebuild muscle tissue. 

What the heck is kefir? It's a fermented milk drink (stay with me, it's better than it sounds) that's packed with the same potential fat-burning forces as cottage cheese, but

also vitamins, probiotics, and many other goodies. Grab a small bottle of strawberry flavored kefir, usually available in any supermarket dairy aisle, and see how great it is for a

light AM workout.

Greek yogurt is low in calories, high in protein, and even low in lactose (if milk-based items wreak havoc on your digestion). Pair it with fruits or whole grains and

you're looking at a filling and powerful snack. 

With carbohydrates coming from fruit, and a bit of lean protein to go along with it, this readily available pair of snacks will help give you that long-term energy you

need to charge through your workout. Hate almonds? Replace it with cashews! Hate both? Mixed nut snacks must be tough for you - just replace the nuts with your favorite source of lean

protein.

Remember to stay hydrated for your AM workout! Eat your snack, then wait 15 minutes and have a glass of water. It will deliver crucial hydration to your system, but will keep

you from being bloated.

What are your favorite pre-workout snacks? Share them with us in the comments!