Go Faster Food: Over 100 energy-boosting recipes for runners, cyclists, swimmers and rowers

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Whether fuelling up for a football match or just a normal school day, a bowl of porridge is guaranteed to sustain a child’s energy levels.

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As I was a bit fed up with couscous, rice and pasta having spent the past week carbo-loading, I was yearning for some delicious potatoes, so last night we had the Fennel Sausages braised with Lemony Potatoes and Bay Leaves out of Rick's book (or rather our local butcher's Cumberland sausages to which I added a tablespoon of fennel seeds) . The American Blueberry Pancakes are in the breakfast section of Go Faster Food - Page 60 - (maybe I'll make them recipe of the month at some point?To help with her own training, Kate Percy - a keen marathon runner and cook - has developed a range of delicious, carbohydrate-rich recipes that will complement any training programme, whether you're training for a marathon for the first time or an experienced athlete.

Go Faster Food: Over 100 energy-boosting recipes for runners

When you're running sometimes you have to be flexible and change your goals when things don't go to plan - this can happen in just the same way with cooking and a quick change of plan was needed - it had to be a pilau with basmati rice. More importantly it was a fantastic experience: the weather was perfect, the support from the crowds phenomenal and my family came to cheer me on.I’m not on social media but just wanted to reach out and say I have been recommending you to everyone I know, with kids of course!

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Prepare the lamb cutlets - coat them in whatever herbs and spices you have decided to use and heat up the griddle. Likewise, the more nutritious foods you provide your child, the more sustained their energy and concentration will be. With two young active kids, Go Faster Food for your active Family is exactly what we've been waiting for: we know it works! Brown the sausages gently in 1 tbsp of the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish or roasting dish.

A good trick is to leave them on the griddle without turning until the fat goes really crisp, then turn them and finish them off on the other side. I particularly loved your handwriting sections and the ‘Learning Journey’ links that you have created. When you’re training hard it’s important to be vigilant about keeping up your intake of vitamins and minerals as levels can become depleted with intensive workout, just as you need to ensure your glycogen levels are topped up by eating plenty of carbohydrate. Low in GI, agave nectar avoids the ‘sugar rush’ kids experience when they eat honey or golden syrup. Filling, sweet and tasty, dried apricots and mangoes are fabulous sources of the immune-boosting antioxidant, beta-carotene.

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If they don’t like eating individual nuts, try a small peanut or almond butter sandwich on wholemeal bread instead.

I threw in a sweet potato, some chopped celery, a spoon of madras paste, some crushed cardamom seeds and a tin of chickpeas. Runners, cyclists, swimmers, walkers, tennis players, any athlete really, can often be seen munching on a banana as a favourite source of energy. Kate voraciously devoured all the books and articles which could enlighten her and the result was the now classic 'Go Faster Food', published by Vermilion in 2009. An excellent source of heart-healthy unsaturated fats, nuts and seeds help boost immunity levels, mood, brain power and brain development. Helena (daughter) and Paul (brother-in-law wiith shin splints who was kind enough to run with Helena almost the whole way – making sure that he sprinted off at the last minute so he wasn’t beaten by his neice!