FUEL
Try these three quick recipes for an easy yet ever-nutritious meal or snack, perfect for the health conscious runner
EAT WELL
HowcanIeat healthilyduring christmas?
First off: give yourself a break. Food is one of life’s great pleasures and especially so at Christmas. Enjoy the foods you love the most, and appreciate all the mouth-watering flavours. If you’re keen to maintain a balanced diet, just be a little mindful. There are plenty of healthy, delicious festive choices – you can fill your boots with seasonal veg, such as Savoy cabbage and sprouts: these are chock-full of iron which can help sidestep training fatigue. Then there’s parsnips and carrots, which can be made into soups and stews, immunity-boosting clementines and of course turkey, which is high in protein to help feed post-run muscles. The key thing here is about balance – and a balanced attitude. So if you have a Terry’s Chocolate Orange day (and who doesn’t have one of those every once in a while?), don’t feel guilty. Enjoy that day for what it is (energy for a run!), and try to pick more balanced foods the following day. Eat slowly. Savour each mouthful. Enjoy your Christmas.