POST-TRAINING SUPPERS
Cooking nourishing meals from scratch every night doesn’t have to take the whole evening. With a well-stocked store cupboard you can rustle up some pretty impressive training suppers without too much forethought, using ‘longer life’ ingredients such as frozen peas, red cabbage, beetroot, polenta and dried mushrooms. No matter how quick you cook this month’s ‘real fast food’ recipes (the target is sub-20mins if you’re feeling competitive), take a moment to ‘eat slow’; sit down, relax and really savour your food. It will help your digestion and put a smile on your face. First, try this speedy version of– not exactly authentic, but utterly delicious and a doddle to throw together on a weekday evening. Packed with good quality protein for healthy muscle growth and repair, as well as slow-releasing carbohydrate for sustained energy and heart-healthy unsaturated fats, it’s rich in nutrients to keep you on top form for training.
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