Sunday, April 02, 2006
Got Science?
I’ve had three conversations with people over the past 24 hours about the new study partially funded by the dairy industry. The study compared chocolate milk and Gatorade to determine which drink was better for recovery after exercise. Gatorade being an electrolyte replacement is meant to hydrate not provide total nutritional support to aid the body in recovering from exertion. The study however spoiled my growing rant of industry-subsidized nutritional science as it also compared the milk to Endurox that does have the same carb-to-protein ratio as milk. Milk performed better than the Endurox. The point of the study is that we don’t have to spend a lot of money on fancy sports drinks to recover from athletics. Still, you can’t exactly take a bottle of milk on a 100-mile bike ride.
Today’s Lunch
Mixed salad greens with Chorizo sausage, Parmesan, red pepper, fermented beets, and raspberry dressing.
Top mixed greens with chopped sausage and red pepper, Parmesan, fermented beets. Place dressing in separate container until ready to eat.
Notes:
I bought a salad from Vitamin Cottage yesterday, but couldn’t find a fork so I ate the fresh mozzarella and pesto topping the salad and all the veggies that I could eat with my fingers and was left with the greens and salad dressing. Perfect for today’s lunch. The sausage I also get from Vitamin Cottage. It is precooked and totally yummy. The fermented beets are part of the last share I got from the farm. This is an ancient way to preserve vegetables and make them more digestible. It is similar to the process that makes sauerkraut.
Today’s Lunch
Mixed salad greens with Chorizo sausage, Parmesan, red pepper, fermented beets, and raspberry dressing.
Top mixed greens with chopped sausage and red pepper, Parmesan, fermented beets. Place dressing in separate container until ready to eat.
Notes:
I bought a salad from Vitamin Cottage yesterday, but couldn’t find a fork so I ate the fresh mozzarella and pesto topping the salad and all the veggies that I could eat with my fingers and was left with the greens and salad dressing. Perfect for today’s lunch. The sausage I also get from Vitamin Cottage. It is precooked and totally yummy. The fermented beets are part of the last share I got from the farm. This is an ancient way to preserve vegetables and make them more digestible. It is similar to the process that makes sauerkraut.
