Athlete's porridge

You know when you’re doing a long sports sesh, like a marathon, Ironman or some crazy-long swim and you know you’re going to need salt? Well here’s a thing, athlete’s porridge gives you a head start with its carby salty sweetness, a bit like that chocolate with salt, a gorgeous contrast in tastes but this time the salt has a purpose.

Don’t go adding stuff like nuts, seeds or fruit unless you want a bush-stop during your sesh (hi runners I can see you waving from behind that tree!) or you enjoy abdominal discomfort.

You want your pre-fuelling to be easy on the stomach, and adding that kinda stuff will cause the eject button to be triggered southwards…

Have a great session.

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 5 mins

Servings: 1

Ingredients

60g of oats
350ml of whole organic milk
3 tbsp maple syrup
sea salt

Instructions

Heat and stir the oats, milk, large’ish pinch of sea salt and 2 tablespoons of the maple syrup in a saucepan until thickened and bubbling, it’ll take about five minutes.

Serve with the rest of the maple syrup drizzled on top, and an extra sprinkle of a few grains of sea salt.

Nutrition Info

Oats

Oats are particularly high in manganese which is great for healthy bone formation, healthy skin and helping to control blood sugar. Oats are a wholegrain, that means the good stuff hasn’t been removed. Wholegrains are an important source of B vitamins and fibre.

Oats are a great source of the soluble fibre called beta-glucan. That’s what makes porridge kinda viscous and it stays quite viscous as it passes through you, sweeping up any excess cholesterol as it goes. A happy gut is at the heart of good health!

Oats do a special thing – as they pass through your intestine their bulk presses against its muscly walls. It presses back in response and by doing so its muscles get stronger. Oats are literally like a sparring partner for your digestive tract!

Maple syrup has more minerals than honey and is also rich in manganese, as well as zinc which is great for immunity, skin health and sense of taste and appetite.

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