MAXIMISE YOUR TRAINING

As a triathlete you’re asking a lot from your body, whatever your training volume or race distance. Eating an adequate amount of micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients) is important to compensate for the increased turnover due to your training. It’ll maximise training gains and keep your body functioning the way that it should. But before you reach for the supplements, focus the foundation of your diet on vegetables, fruits, berries, lentils and pulses, wholegrains, nuts and seeds, and, if you’re not vegan, eggs, dairy, lean meats, fish and shellfish. A good variety of these will provide the complicated mix of micronutrients your body needs. Right, against that backdrop, onto the recipes...

First up is a fry-up with benefits! with mushrooms, bacon and spinach. Buckwheat is not only rich in protein, it’s a great source of minerals such as copper, zinc and manganese.