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BEYOND BRAWN<br />

time, or the night before (and store overnight in a refrigerator), and take it<br />

with you to work or school in a thermos. You may need two flasks, depending<br />

on the quantity of the concoction you make up, and the flask size. Blend<br />

together ingredients that you can digest easily. For most people, the base<br />

item will be milk. Enrich it with things that are usually compatible, e.g.,<br />

skim milk power, yogurt and cottage cheese.<br />

20.83 Raw eggs can kill people, due to salmonella poisoning. Do not take a chance<br />

on eating raw or undercooked eggs. Cook your eggs well, even if you are<br />

using them in blended drinks.<br />

20.84 Perhaps you will want to eat solid food three times a day—breakfast, lunch<br />

and dinner—and have three liquid feeds in between. Perhaps you will prefer<br />

four solid-food meals and two milk-based drinks. Perhaps you will prefer<br />

six similar-sized solid-food meals each day. Perhaps you will mix it up from<br />

day to day. No matter what, get organized so that you have ready-made<br />

daily dietary schedules that satisfy your caloric and nutritional needs. Find<br />

what works best for you as far as your digestive, culinary and practical limits<br />

permit.<br />

Special meals<br />

Breakfast<br />

20.85 Especially when in hard training, always eat breakfast. After eight or more<br />

hours since you ate last, your body needs a quality meal. If you skip breakfast<br />

you will miss one feed a day, and extend the fasting period. is will start<br />

your day in catabolic mode rather than anabolic mode. Your first meal of the<br />

day does not have to be a traditional cereal-based one, though breakfast is a<br />

common time to have a fiber-rich meal. Make breakfast any quality food you<br />

want, and include a good portion of animal protein. But do not overeat. You<br />

want to be feeling hungry within three hours, for meal number two. Make<br />

time for breakfast. If you are pressed for time in the morning, prepare your<br />

breakfast the night before.<br />

Pre-workout meal<br />

20.86 As noted in Chapter 16:<br />

rough trial and error, discover the food types, balance and quantities that<br />

will carry you through an intensive workout without any waning of energy. It<br />

may, for example, be a bowl of wholegrain pasta topped with grated cheese, or<br />

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