In less than 48 hours I’ll be running my very first marathon (the Toronto Marathon on Sunday, May 6, 7:30AM sharp!), so what time is it? Bring-on-the-carbs time! (I actually started a few days ago — all in race prep, of course 🙂
(Jonathan Adler carbs canisters — I wanted these when I spotted them in San Fran in the fall when I ran the Nike Women’s Half-marathon, but thought they’d be too hard to lug home on the plane).
4 Comments May 4, 2012
So I was sent this package from Vega ages ago–and I put it away, but never touched it. It was one of those things I thought I should at least try because it’s probably good for me…but imagined it’d taste so gnarly I wouldn’t be able to stomach it (as is the case with coconut water, which I finally tried, and blech).
Then my sister raved about how the protein shakes she’s started having in the mornings are helping control her appetite, which convinced me to finally give these smoothies a whirl and surprise, surprise:
It’s actually pretty decent tasting.
OK, fine, that’s not exactly a glowing review. Would I rather be sipping a mojito? Yes! But this protein shake is about a thousand times better than other shakes I’ve tried, it almost completely dissolves (that sludgey residue is one of my peeves with other products) and tastes like a watery chocolate milk.
And with this study’s new findings, I’ll be sipping these shakes regularly after exercising: what you drink after working out can help maximize the effects of your exercise. A protein drink after cardio boosts the training effect it has on your muscles after a period of six weeks, more so than a carbohydrate bevvie.
2 Comments May 26, 2011
I love me some bacon (in fact, I’m starting to think I maybe need to start a separate food blog, Cupcakes & Bacon…) and I’ll eat it any time of the day — as part of brunch, a BLT for lunch, bacon explosion or spaghetti carbonara for dinner.
Research published this week, though, found that eating a high-fat meal first thing in the morning (such as bacon and fried eggs) may be the healthiest way to prep your body for the rest of the day. A bowl of cereal or a bagel on the other hand may only program your body to break down only carbs.
The study, which was published in the International Journal of Obesity, was conducted on mice and the fat-rich breakfast appears to prep your body into better preventing the development of metabolic syndrome.
1 Comment April 1, 2010