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    Breakfast: Sunny-Side Up Eggs with Avocado and Feta

    Don’t you love those rich and delicious weekend breakfasts? They are colorful, tasty, and there’s no rush to eat them. The ideal choice are eggs sunny-side up, the name alone will make your day brighter. Check out this very nutritious, easy-to-make recipe that ticks all the…

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    Breakfast: Banana Pancakes with Matcha

    Do you want to include those nutritious eggs in your breakfast but don’t like heavy meals in the morning? Banana pancakes are the best breakfast solution that’s sweet yet full of high quality protein. Check out the recipe in this article to learn how simple…

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    Can Drinking Water Improve Performance?

    What does water have to do with performance? Turns out a lot! The human body is about 60 % water. That’s why we are encouraged to drink sufficiently. Although there is little science on how much that is, it’s clear that staying hydrated is crucial…

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    Breakfast: Is It the Most Important Meal of the Day?

    There’s quite a lot of debate about whether breakfast is important or not in a healthy diet. Some say you need it to kick-start your metabolism and have enough energy for the day, others say there’s nothing special about breakfast and that there might even…

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    Foods for Riding: Are Nuts Making You Fat?

    Nuts are generally considered a healthy and nutritious addition to any diet. They are very high in calories though. Can they be making us a bit rounder around the waist, though? How many of them should we eat? Let’s look at what the current research…

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    Glycemic Index: Salmon with Basil Coconut Rice

    What can you do to keep the Glycemic index of your meals low? Boil! Boiling only exposes food to low temperatures which is the key difference. Unfortunately, it’s often considered a boring way of preparing food. How can it compete with frying for example? Let’s…

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    Macronutrients: Baked Egg Avocado Boats

    Fat is a very controversial macronutrient. For a long time we’ve been told it’s making us fat and causes heart disease. We almost forgot the importance of fat as a carrier of fat-soluble vitamins, a building block for hormones, and an important part of cell…

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    Macronutrients: Oatmeal with Berries

    Carbohydrates are probably the most discussed macronutrient in relation to endurance sports. We all know carbs serve mainly as a source of energy but that still leaves many questions unanswered. What are fast and slow carbs? Which foods are good sources of carbs and which…