Training – Simply Nutricising

Spring into Workouts with Homemade Energy Bites

Sometimes you want to change-up your snack by making your own grab-n-go fruit & nut bars or the very popular bite size balls. Since store brought fruit & nut bars (such as Larabars, Kind Bars, Rxbars) contain only whole ingredients that you can find in your local grocery store (or mostly likely in your kitchen) and contain approximately 3-10 ingredients, why not experiment making your own! Luckily, they won't taste bad when the main ingredients are dried fruit and nuts! How bad could they be? Some recipes call for a food processor. You don't need a fancy expensive food processor. I still use the mini cuisnart for [...]

MyPlate for Athletes

Athletes need to make adjustments to their daily intake based on their training schedules. These adjustments may occur daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. It is important to know what to eat on a hard training day compared to an easy training day. The main game changer is the amount of carbohydrates consumed at meals. Carbohydrates are an athlete's main source of energy, an athlete's fuel! What foods are carbohydrates? Grains: breads/bagels/english muffins/wraps, pastas, rice, quinoa, oats/oatmeal, cereal, pretzels, and crackers Starchy vegetables: white potatoes, sweet potato, corn, and peas Fruit: whole fruit, fruit cups, applesauce, dried fruit, and 100% fruit juice Beans: [...]