Nutrition

  • Recipe: Lamb chops served with a mint & feta yoghurt Recipe: Lamb chops served with a mint & feta yoghurt
    08.05.13
    Try this tasty twist on a classic for a healthier dinner option.
  • Recipe: Rioja risotto with broad beans, cherry tomatoes and gorgonzola Recipe: Rioja risotto with broad beans, cherry tomatoes and gorgonzola
    27.04.13
    Make the most of our British beans and peas with this colourful way to help you get your five a day.
  • Recipe: Pea, mint and lemon hummus Recipe: Pea, mint and lemon hummus
    24.04.13
    Make the most of our British peas with this fresh twist on familiar dip.
  • Recipe: Healthy breakfast muffins Recipe: Healthy breakfast muffins
    11.04.13
    Start your day the right way with these healthy breakfast muffins.
  • Chia,-Date-and-Waln Supergrains: Walnut and Chia slice
    03.04.13
    Utilising the fantastic benefits of chia seeds, wheat-free and satisfying sweet cravings perfectly, this is the perfect snack or after-dinner treat with coffee. Heralded as the "ultimate super food" chia seeds contain more omega-3 fatty acid than...
  • post-exercise-meal-anchor What to eat after a two-four hour cycle event
    24.03.13
    Often the meal most undervalued, yet super important is the one post ride. The highest priority after exercise is to think about recovery, it involves reloading carbohydrate fuel stores, repairing and building new muscle tissue, and re-hydrating.  Good nu...
  • during-post What to eat during a two-four hour cycle event
    21.03.13
    As with all exercise nutrition plans, what and when to eat is very specific to the individual and the intensity  of the session. For short intensity exercise not much fuelling is required as you should have enough glucose on board already if you have foll...
  • eat-before-anchor What to eat before a two-four hour cycle event
    18.03.13
    You've got your training programme down to a tee but you're still not 100% sure what you should be eating to help  improve your performance and maximise your recovery? Often a nutritional plan is the last thing to be addressed as most people undere...
  • What-to-eat-marathon What to eat on a long marathon training run
    15.03.13
    Want to avoid the marathon muffin belly syndrome? Then make sure you know how much you really need on your training runs...   Admit it, how many of you have taken a sack of pick n' mix sweets on a training run, as well as an energy drink? O...
  • Recipe: Lebanese flat bread with mackerel & yoghurt hummus Recipe: Lebanese flat bread with mackerel & yoghurt hummus
    09.03.13
    Try this Lebanese flat bread with mackerel and yoghurt hummus dish for a light dinner option.
  • Recipe: Healthy Mexican salmon Recipe: Healthy Mexican salmon
    02.03.13
    Healthy Mexican salmon recipe
  • Ellen-white-anchor Nutrition: Eat right with Ellen White
    26.02.13
    Ever wondered how to eat right to help you train to your max? Then who better to go to for advice than an Olympian? We caught up with GB, England and Arsenal football star Ellen White to chat about healthy eating.
  • Recipe: Baked apples and raspberry Recipe: Baked apples and raspberry
    24.02.13
    Get your year off to the best start possible with this detox-friendly dish from The Detox Kitchen. If you fancy a sweet treat try this baked apples and raspberry recipe.
  • Avocado-all-anchor Recipe: Avocado and brown rice salad
    19.02.13
    Get your year off to the best start possible with this detox-friendly dish from The Detox Kitchen. Avocados are a rich source of mono-unsaturated oil, the same heart friendly fat found in olive oil, and have more soluble fat than most other fruit, also rich in skin-boosting vitamin E.
  • Warm-Potato-Tomato-Salad-A Video: Recipe for warm Cyprus potato and tomato salad with feta and oregano
    16.02.13
    With their deliciously fresh taste, firm texture and versatile nature, the arrival of the season’s new potatoes is always eagerly anticipated.
  • Top-tips Top tips to supercharge your fitness
    13.02.13
    Ever feel that you could do with a bit of a boost to help you perform to your best?
  • Squash star Laura Massaro talks food Squash star Laura Massaro talks food
    10.02.13
    Laura Massaro, World Number 3 and England and European Number 1 squash player tells us her favourite recipe and talks through her daily nutrition plan. What is your favourite recipe? At the moment, during a training week, I am pretty addicte...
  • race-day-recipes Fuel smart for race day recipes
    10.02.13
    If you enjoyed Kate Percy's top ten tips on how to eat to supercharge your race that we published earlier on in our 'Healthy Eating Week', then you will love these two recipes that she is sharing with Sportsister readers. Both are taken from Kate collecti...
  • Recipe: Chilean Spicy Pink Lady Apple Rice Salad Recipe: Chilean Spicy Pink Lady Apple Rice Salad
    09.02.13
    Chile is one of the global growing regions for Pink Lady apples, and this simple rice salad is inspired by the flavour of the country’s cuisine. Chipotle paste has a wonderful smokey barbeque flavour with the kick of chilli. This is the perfect lun...
  • Healthy eating Apps Sportsister’s top five healthy eating apps
    08.02.13
    We’re now into February and perhaps your enthusiasm and good intentions for your resolutions have started to wane, so this week at Sportsister is being dedicated to healthy eating – we’re sharing everything from our favourite healthy and delicious recipes...