intestinal reboot
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After last weekend's adventures in poor food choices, I did a bit of reading up on competitive pre-loading and nutrition and general and have been making a concerted effort to improve my diet.
Some of the pre-game eating advice I saw repeatedly was not to eat anything new or novel right before a competition, so I've been readjusting my stomach by noshing on fruit when I want a quick snack (as opposed to, say, hot chocolate, doughnuts, muffins, or snack machine food).
dotheranon commented that I'm treating eating fruit like it's a chore, and while it's not that awful, it's true trying to make a habit out of something that currently isn't involves (for me) treating it less like food and more like medicine :P
And it is working - I felt a little hungry last night after dinner and instead of automatically choosing chocolate, I went for a banana.
However, I am also starting to see how adding more fruits/veg makes me want to eat 5-6 little meals a day - they're better for me but MAN do they burn up quick!
Some of the pre-game eating advice I saw repeatedly was not to eat anything new or novel right before a competition, so I've been readjusting my stomach by noshing on fruit when I want a quick snack (as opposed to, say, hot chocolate, doughnuts, muffins, or snack machine food).
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And it is working - I felt a little hungry last night after dinner and instead of automatically choosing chocolate, I went for a banana.
However, I am also starting to see how adding more fruits/veg makes me want to eat 5-6 little meals a day - they're better for me but MAN do they burn up quick!
Perhaps unrelated....
Date: 2008-01-21 09:25 pm (UTC)I haven't tried this with goldens, yet, but I am thinking about also trying it with blueberries and cherries.
Re: Perhaps unrelated....
Date: 2008-01-23 05:05 am (UTC)Re: Perhaps unrelated....
Date: 2008-01-23 05:10 am (UTC)Well, they are effectively pickled in vinegar, so they don't go bad, per se.
I've never tried drying them again after soaking them.
I'm sure they would travel well in a waterproof container, maybe as a part of a fruit salad they'd be interesting once drained.
Hmmm, now I'm getting creative.
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Date: 2008-01-22 03:44 am (UTC)And you went and made something very old pop into my mind ... when I was little, we used to eat bananas sliced into a bowl with milk and a pinch of brown sugar on top, just like cereal, for a dessert (the real thrill was being old enough to slice your own banana ... excitement for a kid is so cheap ***GRIN***)