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Sunday, 19 January 2014 00:10

Cut the Sugar

By Bob Seebohar (usatriathlon.org)

It’s no secret that triathletes like their sugar. It’s also no secret that there is a direct correlation between refined, processed sugars and the increased risk of some disease rates. So, what is a triathlete to do? Well, the obvious answer is to rid your diet of these sugars as much as possible and replace them with better carbohydrate-containing foods such as fruit, vegetables and whole grains.

Refined, processed sugars really have no business being in the triathlete’s daily nutrition plan, ...

especially during the offseason. Here are some tips to decrease the amount of these sugars in your diet:

1. Instead of buying flavored yogurt, which has an abundant amount of added sugar, heat up frozen berries and add the juice to plain yogurt.

2. Instead of using white, refined sugar to sweeten your coffee, add a few drops of liquid Stevia. The same goes for sweetening your tea and other drinks such as homemade lemonade (see my recipe below).

3. Nut butters can be infamously high in added sugar. Instead of buying flavored nut butters, choose the plain versions and add some dark cocoa powder if you would like to get your chocolate fix. READ MORE