Posts Tagged ‘Sports Nutrition Recipes’
Mountain Fuel Chocolate Brownies
Our good friend and ultra runner, Kirk Hardwick, has been on the case and has come up with this dead simple, fabulous Chocolate Brownie recipe. In his own words, Kirk says …”a brownie recipe that gives me all the nutritional benefits of the Mountain Fuel system, yet also uses healthy ingredients to provide a delicious…
Read MoreEnergy Rice Balls
When you are exercising for long and hard periods, your body (and your mind and stomach!) requires a mix of flavours and textures, and often just normal ‘everyday food’ to keep you going! You will often hear on Bob Graham rounds, athletes wanting all sorts of food, and if nothing else, psychologically, these may help…
Read MoreMorning Fuel Ultimate Training / Race Shake
Ultimate training / race day breakfast shake 1 sachet Morning Fuel 300 to 400 ml semi skimmed milk or alternative Desert spoon coconut oil 1 small Banana 1 or 2 soft figs Handful of sesame seeds Handful of pumpkin seedsSimply blitz in a blender, pour into a container, sip away and enjoy.For extra flavour add…
Read MoreTrail26 half marathon success
Lessons learnt… Training for the marathon last year I realised the difference good nutrition makes both in preparation and during racing, in the Devon marathon I decided to just carry gels (there was no compulsory kit) and take on water at the feed stations – it was a big mistake – I started to cramp…
Read MoreFuelling for the Fan Dance
… it’s not about just about finishing, fuel correctly and you will enjoy the Fan Dance far more as you will feel mentally and physically better during and after the event. As an example we’ve chosen a four hour finish and explained how you can add in extras to match your time if longer. Please…
Read MoreOn the Go Fuel – goodbye gels
What I love the most about our home made ‘Nutritious Gel‘ recipe is that you are not only utilising two products you’d use on a race or during training but you’re also recycling the sachets… Ok, this isn’t the only thing I love, on par is that you can kiss goodbye to the sugar fix,…
Read MoreMorning Fuel Banana Flapjacks
Pre-heat oven to 180 (Fan oven) Mix the following together (feel free to tweak and adapt to your taste) Packet of Mountain Fuel Morning Fuel 275g of oats 50g sunflower seeds (we used organic) as an alternative you can use chia seeds 50g pumpkin seeds (we used organic) 60g raisins (again organic) as an alternative…
Read MoreMorning Fuel Power Pancakes
Our ‘Morning Fuel Power Pancakes’ are the perfect start to the day or a must have ‘on the go’ snack for any event as they are easy on the stomach, quick to absorb and packed full of all the essentials to help you perform. For information a small power pancake (slightly larger than a 50p)…
Read MoreMountain Fuel Taster Pack with Bottle
1 x Morning Fuel, 1 x Blackcurrant Xtreme Energy, 1 x Tropical Xtreme Energy, 1 x Chocolate Ultimate Recovery, 1 x Strawberry Ultimate Recovery and 1 x Night Fuel plus a 500ml drinks bottle Go to shop to buy a Taster Pack Now… View all products Tastes great, easy on my stomach and keeps me going on…
Read MoreRacing Without Gels
Yesterday was Keswick AC’s 15mile 6,100ft Helvellyn and The Dodds Race from Threlkeld which attracted a field of 167 on a cold breezy day which was absolutely freezing on the tops. As there is no water anywhere on the route I took 500ml of Mountain Fuel and a couple of emergency gels. The first climb…
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