Hey I don't really post hère but look spurn alot and get a gd laugh and some good info so cheers. I'm training just now have history of drug n alcohol abuse so my body needs all the help it can get. I'm clean n sober six months now n maybe in future I would like a fight. I'm just training just now and I can see how well I have came and my fitness is getting there. Now I've got fit I need a proper diet to get to the next level. So I've got a blender there n made a broccoli soup. I'm just thinking of any other soups n that do you guys make. My diet so far has bn pretty poor so I'm hoping as I say to step it up a bit. Cheers
Congrats on the 6 months, and welcome . Are you specifically asking about soups? I typically make a lot of bean soup, cuz it's high in protein and mix in some veggies and you got some real hearty and nutritious stuff there. It's pretty easy, just sautee onions and garlic, then simmer some canned tomatoes (diced) with broth (chicken or beef), add water and a mix of different types of beans and veggies - whatever you like. Just get some different types and colours in there, so you get a variety. Add spices and a little salt & pepper (but go easy on the salt). People get turned off by beans, cuz it gives em gas. But you can avoid the gas by sprouting them. Pretty easy to do, it just takes a little preparation. Basically you immerse beans in water for 8-10 hrs. Then drain the water and wait for the beans to sprout a tiny root, or stem. (while u wait, wash every few hrs so it doesn't begin to smell). Once a sprout appears, they're ready. Then the protein and nutrient amounts increase significantly (by becoming more bio-available). Lots of info online about sprouting. Good luck & keep us posted on your progress.
I think boxers putting too much stress on themselves in terms of nutrition. If you are just a beginner, the goals are 1) have fun 2) learn the technique. From this point, you want your body to feel well. If you add a too strick diet on top of the you will feel over trained and start skipping training. Once you get more experience, there comes a moment when you think about competing. This is another story, you gotta wrap things up. drop weight, all that and fight.
A mars a day helps you work rest and play......oh hang on sorry that was banned for being inaccurate!
My pleasure. Knowing this, it's hard to justify eating any grains unsprouted. The nutrition benefits increase immensely.
Great stuff ill get into that soup. I'm not bothered about the gassing , I like ma smell lol. Any other suggestions welcomed , I made broccoli soup the other day . Boiled the broccoli n added two cans of chicken soup. The soup though has high salt content and I want to totally cut all this sort of stuff out. Cheers
I'm at an age where I eat whatever I want without gaining weight.. But if I wanted to see true results, I would cut down on the flour tortillas & the milk. My coach said he used to love milk but switched to almond vanilla milk or something like that. I have also been told to eat pasta the day before sparring or fighting for some energy. Hope some of this helps!
i would put a lot of focus on eating fruits and vegetables. nothing better than all natural vitamins and nutrients
It certainly is, but I would still have some trepidation about sprouted beans due to all the ongoing concern about dangers posed by natural toxins as well as contamination before reaching the consumer. As I understand it, even with utmost care taken in handling them and the home sprouting being conducted in a sanitary environment, there is still a risk of illness. By nature, the ideal conditions for sprouting are unfortunately also ideal for the growth of unwanted bacteria. I don't know if merely tossing raw sprouted beans into a pot of simmering broth for a bit is substantial enough cooking to kill off anything present. Speechless do you boil the beans at some point, like at the start of the immersion process? Or do you cook them before adding into the soup? ...or do you think all the hoopla about the risks is overblown?
Hmmm good question. I typically cook all my beans at least 20 mins. So this isn't a huge worry for me. Most of the concerns come from raw foodists. I'm no expert, but i'm sure a quick boil will take care of any possible bacteria. The main concern is actually the amount of lectins (the "toxins" you are referring to). Cooking does remove/reduce bacteria and lectins. But then again, long cooking is known to affect the vitamin & protein absorption too, so I guess it's give or take. That's why I avoid overcooking them, and don't mind them a little "al dente". So, my best guess is - you can minimize the risk by knowing what beans to sprout (lower lectin levels), and constant rinsing to reduce bacteria, and then the health benefits should vastly outweigh the risk. Some links can help you with that. Here's one that I found: http://rawevolution.wordpress.com/what-not-to-sprout/
