Breakfast

It's the most important meal of the day... and maybe the only meal you'll get to eat pre-race / morning run... so make sure it's a good one! Unfortunately, 3 out of 5 of those suggestions include a banana, which I can no longer even look at, let alone eat (note: never ever put a banana in a salad with spinach, kidney beans, roastbeef, and raisins... not even balsamic will cover it up). Secondly, I am not going to sit there and count raisins! I have my wake-up, get-ready, and go routine pretty much timed down to the minute (I am not joking... I set my alarm 60sec earlier if I have to look up the weather). So, my point in saying all this is... experiment with different breakfasts during training runs to see what works best for you. Personally, I prefer a chocolate PowerBar and a cup of coffee... it's like eating a brownie for breakfast!

Beer and Banana Pasta

Before you ask, NO, I did NOT attempt to put all three of those in a bowl and call it dinner. However, both unripe banana flour and barley may be added to pasta to make it healthier. In addition to packing plenty of antioxidants and fiber, unripe banana flour has a low glycemic index owing to the fact that it contains resistant starch. This helps to manage weight, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes (foods with a low glycemic index are the tortoises of glucose release). Pasta made with barley ("a grain famous for giving beer its characteristic strength and flavor"), on the other hand, is also an excellent source of fiber and antioxidants.