Nutritional Cravings of a Cyclist
When my body needs something, it usually craves some food that would meet that need. Based on this picture of what I ate, I'm not sure what conclusion I can draw from my craving. I do know that this met my body's need pretty well because I was mighty satisfied.
First, some context: I rode about 65 miles over four hours and burned around 3500-4000 calories this morning. I had my normal recovery smoothie immediately after riding, and this evening enjoyed my wife's shish-ke-bobs (chicken, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, pineapple). I had a well-balanced diet for the day, but after supper, I needed just a little more. Well, about 1000 calories more.
Let me describe what is in here:
3 Fig Newtons
1 banana
4 large Marshmallows
1 C Frozen Yogurt (chocolate)
1/4 C walnuts
1 T Chocolate syrup
Underneath, hidden by all the other stuff is:
1 Multigrain waffle
1 T Peanut Butter
1 T chocolate cake frosting
Everthing but the frozen yogurt was warmed in the microwave long enough for the marshmallow to puff up and the peanut butter to melt. Fig Newtons and banana are wonderful when they are warm. The fruitiness really comes out.
I've got a big smile on my face now. I hope the next time I ride 65 miles I'll get the same craving.
posted by Jett @ 9:09 PM
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3 Comments:
Seems like a bizarre snack to me, but whatever floats your boat!
What goes into a "recovery smoothie?" I think I need to find some kind of recovery food/drink. And I'm not sure I could handle the concoction in the photo, but maybe a smoothie would work.
Yes, what ended up in there surprised me, but the satisfaction was positive feedback that I should continue to trust my cravings.
The banana, ice cream and chocolate sauce with walnuts was where I started. The fig newtons, marshmallows, chocolate frosting, peanut butter and waffle were inspiration out of looking through the pantry and thinking to myself, "Hmm, that would be good", even though I wasn't at all sure it would be good until I started eating it.
My recipe for a recovery smoothie is on this page. I almost always have one after my Sunday ride of 2-4 hours. The leg muscles are most receptive to replenishing glycogen stores immediately after exercise and this smoothie seems to do well. Also, there is a lot of protein so the glycemic index doesn't crash me.
Runner's World is always publishing stories about how all that junk is really good for you... Vitamin E in mayonnaise, beer as food, etc. So dig in!
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