Ask The Expert - Eating For Performance

Cake and cycling go hand in hand, so set aside time to bake a healthier cake or muffn recipe once a week.

1 Can you suggest some 1 healthy, filling snacks (other than fruit and nuts) for someone who is permanently hungry when in training and likes to graze all day at work?

@paperboy_77

Cake and cycling go hand in hand, so set aside time to bake a healthier cake or muffn recipe once a week. Vegetable-based cakes using carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, courgette or beetroot give you a bigger nutritional bang for your buck. Look for recipes that are low in refined sugar, using honey or maple syrup instead. I’ve stunning recipes for sweet potato and dark chocolate brownie or parsnip and banana cake.

2 I’ve heard 2 that even some pros drink quite a bit of red wine. It’s my one weakness: a few glasses several times a week. Is it really harming my cycling?

Henry Essex