Juice ingredients.
“Nutrition is the most overlooked essential element in an athlete’s life-style, which is ironic given that disregard for nutrition can negate every effort put forth in training and competition.” Adam Kelinson, The Athlete’s Plate.
This statement resonates with me, as I’ve been feeling this way about my own nutritional habits for a long time. Why is it that so little thought is often given toward something that supports such a large amount of time, money and energy, i.e. training? Athletes will spend hundreds of dollars and countless hours to prepare, train and compete. But when it comes to fueling our bodies we resort to the quickest, easiest and often least effective source of food available! A contradiction to be sure.
Still looks yummy!
I’ve spent the past few days eagerly reading the first few chapters of Kelinson’s book. He lays out a very convincing argument why we, as athlete’s or even people with active lifestyles, should and can easily adjust our nutritional habits to better support our bodies in the physical endeavors we seek. I researched juicers, grocery shopped for fresh fruits and veggies, and excitedly prepared the first recipe in Kelinson’s book, Carrot, Apple, Beet and Ginger Juice. Mmmmmm…sounds delicious! Well, this first attempt…not so much. What I ended up with was a thick mush that literally elicited a shudder when I drank it (swallowed/chewed it is more accurate).
I readily accept part of the blame. Kelinson’s recipe is written for a true juicer, and my wonderful new machine is more of a super-duper blender that touts juice-making as
End result.
within it’s capacity. What I didn’t realize is I needed to add a considerable amount of water, since the recipe was primarily vegetables and they don’t naturally contain high amounts of water. I did add water after the fact, but it didn’t help much and I think overall my ingredient proportions were off.
So I will try again another day, and continue my quest for the perfect balance of fuel in vs. energy out. Hopefully palatable will be part of the equation next time too!
A previous, more successful juice attempt!
1) Kelinson, Adam; The Athlete’s Plate, Velo Press 2009, p. 101
2) www.healthalternatives2000.com
3) www.sportsmedicine.about.com
That looks like a LOT of (very fibrous) ginger!
I didn’t use all that ginger in the juice.
Sounds like fun… except for that whole shuddering thing. Hopefully you find your magic balance! And what’s up with the gang signs in that last picture??
Gang signs? You’ll have to ask the girl!