Recipes

[Jeff Bussey]

Hey guys,
Now don't dismiss this thread right away.
On another thread, there was mention of power foods and here are the foods posted :

Beans
Blueberris
Broccolli
Oats
Oranges
Pumpkin
Salmon
Soy
Spinach (one of my new found favorites)
Tea-Green or Black
Tomatoes
Turkey
Walnuts
Yogurt

I make a smoothie that's pretty good and find it gives me a little boost of energy. The funny thing is I use 3 of those foods in that list:

1 cup frozen mixed berries (bluberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries)
125 ml of plain yogurt
175 ml of plain rolled oats (I buy those instant packs where you add water and nuke it for like 2 minutes)
3/4 cup skim milk

If you want it right away, add some ice and blend it.
This makes 2 healthy servings, I'll have one serving before work and one when I get home from work. It's great when you're hungry and don't want to eat something bad. Also, if you want to add protein powder to it then that's up to you.


Anyways, the reason why I posted this is because I was wondering if there are things that you guys eat to help you recover from a workout or give you some energy to help you get through a workout.
Or if you guys have any healthy snacks that get you through the day.

Very curious.

J

[Jeff Bussey]

I forgot to mention that you can add some ground flax seeds for your omega fatty acids

J

[whitefox]

One recovery drink I used to use was a packet of carnation instant breakfast and 1 teaspoon of peanut butter. I seemed to work pretty well for me.


Great thread btw.

[anerlich]

The time before last that I donated blood, the nurse/techo who analysed my blood said my haemoglobin levels were quite low, almost to the level that my blood was unfit to donate. I had been feeling a bit crap as well, and my cardio was rather down compared to its usual level. "That sounds about right," she said.

"What should I do?" I asked.

"EAT MORE RED MEAT."

I did, things got better.

I get my greens, yellows and oranges as well, and I LOVE fruit smoothies, but don't eschew the fundamentals for the exotic.

I forgot to mention that you can add some ground flax seeds for your omega fatty acids

Or eat more oily fish. Yes, you did mention salmon.

[Jeff Bussey]

Thanks Whitefox.

anerlich,
You know, I really don't eat any red meat. But now that it's summer, I'm thinking that may change with BBQ season and all.
Thanks,

J

[Airdrawndagger]

I love smoothies as well but what is also good is getting a juicer and jucing different fruits and vegtables. It is a great way to condense the nutrition of lets say 5 apples in 4 or 5 ounces of pure juice. You can make cool concoctions using anything that will juice. The only problem ive found with a juicer is the mess that it leaves. I broke the one i had and havent gotten another.
Does anyone else use or recommend a good juicer that doesn't leave a big mess?

Another question:
Do any of you try to eat healty and do for some days, then benge out on junk food? What do you do to try to curve the cravings?

A nutritionist had told me that people should really limit the amout of red meat you eat. It is slow and hard to digest especially when you eat red meat alot.
The suggestion is to try to limit red meat to once or twice a week max. Try to eat at least one fruit or veg. with each meal. Eating green salid before you eat red meat is also very helpful because the fibers in it will help break down the red meat when digesting it. If you like meat like I do, I often try to mix it up alot during a week. Switch off between meats with the meals you do eat meat with. Turkey, fish, chicken, mutton, lamb, shell fish, ham, pork are great substitutes for red meat.

Just some thoughts....

ADD