In my first newsletter I alluded to more carb talk, so here we go. I love carbohydrates. The day there is a collective realization that carbs are our friends will be a happy day for me (and probably many other sports RDs). Diet culture continues to hammer away at the messaging that carbs are bad, and should be avoided, limited or substituted at all costs. This is unnecessary for all humans, but for runners can also be detrimental to performance. Carbs are what the body uses for its main source of energy, and endurance athletes not eating enough can end up feeling sluggish, slow and perpetually hungry. I've found in my practice that female runners tend to fall short of their carbohydrate needs, either intentionally because of restrictive eating or totally unintentionally due in part to how “normal” it is to consume low carbohydrate substitutions for things like bread, pasta and rice, or follow generally low carb diets in today’s society.
What kind of cereal is good for a snack?