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FEED ZONE PORTABLESA Cookbook of On-the-Go Food for AthletesBiju Thomas and Allen Lim, PhD
Food athletes crave, made from scratch. Real food is a revolutionary idea in a sports world crowded with bars, blocks, and gels making bold claims about performance. While working in the trenches of professional cycling physiologist Allen Lim found a growing number of riders setting aside prepackaged "food" they were paid to promote in favor of small sandwiches, fresh pastries, and even leftover pizza. When the menu changed, no one could argue with the race results.
In
Feed Zone Portables, Dr. Allen Lim and Chef Biju Thomas debut
75 portable foods that taste great, are digested quickly, and help you perform at your best.Rice cakes, baked eggs, cookies, and waffles pack in the nutrition you need without the taste fatigue and queasy stomach that follow a fistful of sports bars and gels. Wrap up your favorite flavors with these made-from-scratch recipes, both savory and sweet.
Feed Zone Portables will forever change how you think about food and its role in performance.
List of contents
Foreword by Taylor PhinneyForeword by Tim JohnsonIntroduction by Allen LimDo You Really Need to Eat That?
Hydration: Why Sweat Matters
Do We Drink or Eat Our Calories?
Why Solid Food Is Not the Same as Liquid Food
What Makes a Great Portable?
Portables RecipesRice Cakes
Baked Eggs
Two-Bite Pies
Baked Cakes & Cookies
Griddle Cakes, Pancakes & Waffles
Aha! Portables
Take & Make
AppendixesA: Nutrition Facts for Recipes
B: Nutrition Facts for Additions & Alternatives
C: Conversions
IndexAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsCredits
About the author
Biju Thomas
Summary
Offers 75 portable food recipes for cyclists, runners, triathletes, mountain bikers, climbers, hikers, and backpackers. This title includes quick and easy recipes for athletes, photographs of every dish, complete nutrition data, tips on why these are the best foods for athletes, and time-saving ways on how to cook real food every day.
