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Best food to maintain energy?

  • 04-08-2011 9:06pm
    #1
    LaLaLand101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭


    I posted something similar over in Food & Drink so I hope it's ok to post here, I was hoping to get some replies from runners.
    So to my post:
    What do you eat before running to keep your energy levels up? I ask this because I will be exercising a lot (dance course) and I need foods to keep my energy levels up.
    I was thinking oats would be good but I have no idea what to make. I thought of flapjacks but they have a lot of sugar and I want to keep it as healthy as possible. Same as the oat bars from shops.
    Also what do you find generally is good for lunch? I was thinking a roll with chicken/a rasher/ham or a wrap with chicken and peppers (this would be cold).
    What do you think? Any other suggestions for lunch and snacks?
    Thanks for any replies and mods sorry if this shouldn't be here.


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  • #2
    tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    LaLaLand101 wrote: »
    I posted something similar over in Food & Drink so I hope it's ok to post here, I was hoping to get some replies from runners.
    So to my post:
    What do you eat before running to keep your energy levels up? I ask this because I will be exercising a lot (dance course) and I need foods to keep my energy levels up.
    I was thinking oats would be good but I have no idea what to make. I thought of flapjacks but they have a lot of sugar and I want to keep it as healthy as possible. Same as the oat bars from shops.
    Also what do you find generally is good for lunch? I was thinking a roll with chicken/a rasher/ham or a wrap with chicken and peppers (this would be cold).
    What do you think? Any other suggestions for lunch and snacks?
    Thanks for any replies and mods sorry if this shouldn't be here.

    A diet that maintains a constant blood sugar level IMHO.

    No spikes, no troughs. Low GI most of the time.


  • #3
    ecoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    Posted this regarding diet for beginner marathon runners recently. Not a strict plan but few tips which can help maintain energy and remaining healthy during prolonged exercise. To give you an idea i train 1-2 moderate to hard hours a day 7 days a week
    ecoli wrote: »
    Hey Red Face Dave

    Agreeing with the few previous to me regarding your diet. Diets should not be seen as restrictive, but rather quality control. Simple changes can help you drop the weight while still keep you feeling healthy and have the energy to get through training.

    RayCun point out alot of simple tips that can help you significantly so i will just reiterate and add to

    Think Brown over white - when taking carbs always think this way. Brown pasta, bread, rice are great substitutes for there white counter parts

    Fish - Try to included once a week at the very least. Fish contains Omega 3 which can increase the bodies ability to metabolise excess fat

    Light Meat Think of this as scale in terms of healthy low fat protein. Turkey is a good low fat substitute for chicken though chicken itself is grand. try to aim to have these atleast 2-3 times a week. Add this to the fish and you have over half the dinners for the week sorted;)

    Tea/Coffee If you can cut down the milk intake with these preferrably to none. Green Tea is actually a good alternative also (admittedly wrote this piece so it can be biased:D)

    Nuts/seeds/fruit Great substitute for snacking during the day. You can pick these up cheap and leave them on desk in work and pick away during the day.

    Smaller meals more often Rather than the usual 3 square a day try to have lighter meals more often. This keeps you metabolism engaged and doesnt allow the body to enter hibernation mode (metabolism slows down i attempt to conserve fuel if goes too long hungry)



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