You May Not Be An Olympic Athlete, But You Can Eat A Diet Like One
By Judy Creighton, THE CANADIAN PRESS
When watching our stalwart winter Olympian athletes tearing down the slopes or speed skating the oval like there was no tomorrow, have you ever wondered where they get that supreme energy?
“The key is in what they eat,” says Rose Reisman, a Toronto nutritional consultant, cookbook author, restaurant and catering business owner and mother of four.
“And non-Olympians can learn from those athletes because no matter what you do in terms of an active lifestyle we should all be eating the same as they,” she says. “The only difference with an Olympian is that they are going to consume double the calories we are because by nature they are more active.”
With the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics just over two months away, Reisman thought it a good time to put a challenge to not-so-active Canadians to get fit not only through exercise but when choosing meals as well.
“The old days where the belief was protein, protein and more protein or maybe a bowl of pasta before a run are past,” she says. “Now it’s a matter of following Canada’s Food Guide and snacking every two to three hours five times a day so you can fuel your body properly.”
