My favourite pre-workout snack is low fat yogurt with honey! I often avoid greek yogurt before a workout though, as the exceptional protein levels can often interfere with a quick breakdown (and therefore quick access) for energy. If I'm not in the mood for yogurt or can't run home before a workout, however, a Kashi chewy bar is always a good option!

I usually have half a granny smith apple, cut into 3 with a slice of old cheddar cheese for each piece of apple. It's the perfect combo of sweet and salty, plus a balance of carbs, protein and fat. Very satisfying!

My favourtie pre-workout snack is a bowl of low-fat cottage cheese with walnut pieces, a chopped up banana, a sprinkle of ground flax with a bit of honey drizzled on top. It's my version of a healthy sundae!

I love a small bowl of low-fat cottage cheese topped with no salt sunflower seeds. It's creamy and crunchy at the same time.

Cathy

Banana, handful of raw almonds, water

I have an apple with peanut butter, or a piece of whole wheat bread with peanut butter and half of a banana cut up on top.

Larabars are my ultimate pre and post workout snack. I just wrote about them and why I love them in my own blog: http://bit.ly/xdhDZ

prepare mixture of pine nuts, almonds, walnuts and raisins plus some slices of carrots, celery and orange.

I run four times a week and my favorite pre-run snack is a fugi apple cut up with natural peanut butter on top. You get the best of both worlds; protein in your peanut butter and carbs from your apple. I also always have a cup of coffee for that extra energy boost!!!

I usually grab a handful of almonds and a banana, washed down with a small glass of milk or yogurt smoothie. Love those new Astro smoothies in the little bottles, great booster for starting the day :)

On Tuesdays and Thursdays I do a really intense class combining martial arts/self defense moves and a circuit training aspect. I can't eat anything RIGHT before class, but about an hour before I'll eat a bowl of watermelon, honeydew melon, cantalope and grapes - gives you enough natural sugars for energy and lots of water so it doesn't sit heavy in your stomach while you workout!

I eat a piece of whole wheat bread w/a little spread of natural peanut butter, or sometimes I grab a handfull of almonds. I try to chose healthy options that are light on my stomach before heading out to workout.

I find I need to eat a couple of hours before I run to avoid getting a stitch in my side. I like to eat Kashi GoLean cereal with some blueberries and skim milk, followed by a small spoon of peanut butter (all peanuts, no sugar).

a banana + granola bar works best. some almonds too if i have 'em. used to be a chunk of cheese or some fruit + yogurt before i turned out to be lactose intolerant!

i golf every tuesday night in a women's league & have to rush home from work which is a 35 minute drive, to get changed & have a quick bite before I head out again which is another 20 minute drive. So there isn't alot of time to have a meal before hand. I'll whip up a quick smoothie which usually consists of a variety of frozen fruit, yogurt, honey, mango juice or any juice I might have on hand and along side that I'll have several dark chocolate chip flax cookies which I always buy at my local grocery store and are my fave! This snack gets me through my golf game without bogging me down.
Lynne Clarke

I often run with a group at 6pm on weeknights. I usually have my pre-run snack on my way home from work at 4:30. My favourite and most effective pre-run snack is a peanut butter and banana torpedo : i.e. a tortilla smothered with peanut butter rolled around a banana. It's easy to prepare in the morning, very packable and oh soo yummy and fulfilling!

Pre-workout snack: small bowl mix of low-fat yogourt fresh berries, granola cereal & small mixed nuts & raisins - gets me through everytime!