What do I eat before race day, quality day, long day, easy day, every day?
Deciding what works for your body before you work out comes with trial and error, experimenting, and patience. I’ve tried oats, fruits, breads, and every bar under the sun(no I’m not the ‘preworkout’ type of gal). What works for me? Adventure bread. Adventure bread is the perfect combination of fats and carbs to satiate me for a long run without giving me a heavy weighted feeling in my gut.
You can make it yourself (recipe below) or you can purchase it from Josey Bakery at Good Eggs, The Mill SF, or Bi-Rite. I make 3 loafs at a time and freeze them and pull 1 out at the top of the week. I slice it thinly and then add the pivotal component of a thin layer of almond butter on top. When it comes to almond butter this is my favorite brand, but pricey as well. When looking for almond butter in the grocery store be sure to look at the ingredients, it should just say Organic Almonds and Salt. Under no circumstances should you buy a nut butter with Palm Oil(cough Justin’s cough). Bake it, eat it, run with it, let me know what you think!
*if you are nut free don’t hesitate to reach out to me, I have other great options for you!*
Adventure Bread Recipe:
Dry ingredients:
2 ¼ cups rolled oats
1 cup roasted sunflower seeds
½ cup roasted pumpkin seeds
¾ cup roasted almonds, chopped
1/3 cup psyllium seed husks
3 tbsp chia seeds
2 ½ tsp salt
Wet ingredients:
2 tbsp maple syrup
¼ cup olive oil
2 ½ cup water
Instructions:
- Mix all the dry ingredients into 1 large bowl and mix well.
- Add the wet ingredients aggressively blending everything together.
- Transfer the mixture into 3 small greased loaf pans, pressing down firmly into pan.
- Cover the pans and allow to refrigerate overnight.
- Bake break at 400 degrees for 45min-60min and allow to cool for 2 hours(minimum)
- Throw extra loaves in the freezer and enjoy the rest!
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