you more than half your daily fat allowance – and are also very salty. How healthy your meal is depends on what you opt for. Here’s the low-down on the healthier options and nutritional nightmares among our favourites dishes. ChineseChinese food is one
pasta with vegetables), and stock your gym bag, desk and car with healthy snacks such apples or trail-mixes.Restrictive eaterCareful eaters want to stay lean, so they save calories wherever they can and choose low-fat foods. But dieters often cut out too
appetite later and you'll crave calories (often from fat) that night.Count the carbs: Sure, you need a full supply of carbohydrate energy before a big race, but many runners take in too many high-calorie carbohydrate foods day in and day out, notes
and interesting, it’s healthier, too. Recent studies suggest that when people eat lots of different foods, they generally take in fewer calories.Remember that a low fat content doesn’t always mean low calories We’ve certainly mentioned this one before, but it
sweetened cereals such as Frosties and Sugar Puffs are a better low-fat alternative to biscuits.)Choose cereals that have five grams of fibre or more per serving. When it’s good: Fine as a pre-run snack, a post-run pick-me-up, or even as a trail mix during a
of eating healthily throughout the day," says Bean. "You also fuel your body so you feel happy and energised for the rest of the day."The Low GI Diet (hodder mobius, £6.99) Take away tip Filling up on fibre-rich low-GI foods with a high water content
spectrums and found the eight most common runners' food mistakes. Read on to see if you recognise yourself, and to find out how to fix your problems.The fat phobeYou avoid fat because you think it will make you fatThere's no evidence that a very low-fat diet
in whole grains, and unique fats in seeds, nuts and dairy. And it’s the whole package, working together, that promotes good health and peak athletic performance. Getting the 50-plus nutrients every runner needs daily, from real food, is easy. Follow
-loss is making bland foods taste great. Smear the right mustard on a low-fat turkey sandwich and it becomes delicious. Use Worcestershire sauce to spruce up steamed broccoli and other healthy foods. Lightly brush barbecue sauce on grilled vegetables, and you
on fire (really) and then gauge how well the flaming sample warmed a water bath. The warmer the water, the more calories the food contained. (Today, a food's calorie count is estimated from its carbohydrate, protein and fat content.) In the calorie's leap
