Daily Diet

Posted By Scott Bird

My diet at the moment isn’t too bad, although there are a few improvements I’d like to make. Here’s a list of the sorts of things I currently consume :

Pre-breakfast

Banana, breakfast bar

Breakfast

Coffee
Cereal
Poached eggs
Omelette

Mid morning

Banana, breakfast bar
Hard boiled eggs
Dried fruit

Lunch

Pasta/rice/baked potato – generally with tuna

Mid afternoon

Banana, breakfast bar
Hard boiled eggs
Dried fruit

Dinner

Soup
Chicken/pork/fish meal with pasta/rice/potatoes and vegetables
Few glasses of wine

Evening

Banana, breakfast bar
Hard boiled eggs
Dried fruit

Before bed

Cereal

Through the day I drink a lot of :

Water
Tea
Skimmed milk
Fruit juice

In the way of supplements, currently I take carbohydrate/protein shakes twice a day; one an hour before a training session and the other immediately afterward.

Incidentally, if this has got you thinking about your own diet, you might like to swing by Examine.com. Fantastic site.

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