Good Carbs Vs Bad Carbs
How to tell your slow-release energy foods from those whose effect is over quickly…
Recipes
Pre-Exercise Nutrition
Spreading your energy consumption across the day is the perfect way to accommodate round-the-clock training sessions. Just keep an eye on those high-GI cabrs…
Spinach, prosciutto and pinenut spaghetti
A speedy, flavoursome recipe, ideal after a long training session
Grilled scallops and asparagus
A lightly cooked dish full of texture and nutritional benefit
Rhubarb and raisin muffins
A sweet treat with a fruity boost – the perfect post-training snack.
Chicken and Veg with Pepper Dressing
An ideal slow-energy release lunch or post-work workout meal
Barley Risotto with Goats’ Cheese and Veg
A nutty, flavoursome recipe that can help lower cholesterol
Caramelised Pears with Coconut and Vanilla Rice
A good fix of carbs and fruit together, and is designed to be eaten hot or cold
Garlic Chicken Thighs with Colcannon Mash and Onion Gravy
This variant on a British classic is much healthier than the same dish made with sausages.
Vegan Spiced Dahl with Butternut Squash, Broccoli and Spinach
A single cup of cooked dried peas in your daily diet provides 65% of your recommended daily fibre. They also provide protein, B vitamins and isoflavones, which are helpful in reducing the risk of developing breast and prostate cancer.
Vegan Mediterranean Vegetable Paella
Paella is an excellent way of adding a multitude of vegetables to a meal, making it an easy way to get most of your five-a-day in one pan
Potato Cake Topped with Ham, Mushrooms and Pesto
An adaptation of the Alpine classic Rosti. Designed to be made with cooked potatoes, it's equally good made from raw.
Colostrum study: Part 1
The results of our study into the effects of colostrum on active triathletes.
Working Lunches (2)
A whole week’s worth of nutritious lunches that are simple to prepare – often from leftovers – courtesy of Lawrence Brackstone
Power snacks
We look at two other potential meal-time pitfalls – the mid-morning and mid-afternoon slump, when our ebbing energy levels inevitably veer us towards the biscuit tin or one of the many cakes that someone’s brought in for their birthday.
Savoury Snacks
Fed up with forcing down sickly gels while on the move? Lawrence Brackstone comes to your rescue with three savoury solutions
Carb Loading
Fed up with pasta? Bored with bread? Lawrence Brackstone shows how carbs can be infinitely more varied, nutritious and packed with energy
Summer salads
Lighter evenings mean more training time – and lighter appetites. Lawrence Brackstone rustles up a selection of seasonal salads
Lighter Classics
The best-tasting meals are also the unhealthiest, right? Wrong, as Lawrence Brackstone demonstrates with three of the nation's favourite meals
Go-Faster Breakfasts
Power through training or fire up your furnace and get ready to race, with one of Lawrence Brackstones's nutritious, energy-packed breakfasts
Power Snacking
To avoid making a meal out of another mealtime, Lawrence Brackstone offers some solutions to the culinary minefield of between-meal snacking
Working Lunches
A whole week’s worth of nutritious lunches that are simple to prepare – often from leftovers – courtesy of Lawrence Brackstone
Winter warmers
Reward yourself after an off-season training session with a steaming bowl of fresh, homemade soup, says Lawrence Brackstone
