Remember the “Food Pyramid”? It was the triangular guide from the USDA with levels or sections of food groups and suggested amounts of daily servings for each. For 19 years, health practitioners, teachers, parents and others used this as a guide to teach and ensure healthy eating. Even athletes were known to follow these guidelines.
We set out to help athletes answer the common questions about calories and how the body processes different types of calories from food. The prevalent idea is that an excess intake of calories, meaning consuming more calories than you burn on average, leads to an increase in body fat. This logic is flawed. Calories are a unit of energy and not a nutrient, they have no physical form unlike, for example, fat which is essentially a long string of carbons with hydrogens attached to them.
We are sharing with you one of Lindsay Cotter's Healthy Bites recipes. Okay it's a rather odd mix of ingredients, but it tastes great and is organic and gluten-free!
The inclusion of plant-based soups into triathletes’ diets is an effective way to incorporate essentials nutrients needed for optimal triathlon training. This recipe for Moroccan Red Lentil Soup is fortified with protein and vegetables to provide triathletes with essential nutrients to supplement the training recovery process.
The inclusion of plant-based soups into a triathletes’ diet is an effective way to incorporate essential nutrients needed for 'optimal triathlon training'.
As a vegan chef and athlete, I constantly strive to maximize my time. This even pertains to my style of cooking, hence, my love for soups! With as little as four ingredients, a soup can be bursting with flavor, low in saturated fats, yet filled with the nutrients needed for effective triathlon training.
Our Concentrated Electrolyte Spray can do more for you than the electrolyte product you might currently use. Our spray includes the essential trace minerals that the body and the brain needs to function properly during periods of intense exercise when your body needs it most.
These trace minerals in our spray promotes faster recovery, heightens concentration and alertness, boosts energy levels, enhances the uptake of vitamins, and strengthens the body's immune system.
Hear what our Nutrionist has to say about Enduropack's Electrolyte Spray.