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Feed Zone Portables
A Cookbook of On-the-Go Food for Athletes
Part of The Feed Zone Series
By Biju K. Thomas and Allen Lim
Foreword by Taylor Phinney and Tim Johnson
Published by VeloPress
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
Table of Contents
About The Book
Feed Zone Portables offers 75 all-new, easy, healthy recipes for portable snacks that taste great during exercise.
When Dr. Allen Lim left the lab to work with pro cyclists, he found athletes weary of processed bars and gels and the same old pasta. So Lim joined professional chef Biju Thomas to make eating delicious and practical. When the menu changed, no one could argue with the race results. Their groundbreaking Feed Zone Cookbook brought the favorite recipes of the pros to everyday athletes.
In their new cookbook Feed Zone Portables, Chef Biju and Dr. Lim offer 75 all-new portable food recipes for cyclists, runners, triathletes, mountain bikers, climbers, hikers, and backpackers. Each real food recipe is simple, delicious during exercise, easy to make--and ready to go on your next ride, run, climb, hike, road trip, or sporting event.
Feed Zone Portables expands on the most popular features of The Feed Zone Cookbook with more quick and easy recipes for athletes, beautiful full-color photographs of every dish, complete nutrition data, tips on why these are the best foods for athletes, and time-saving ways on how to cook real food every day.
In his introduction to Feed Zone Portables, Dr. Lim shows why real food is a more easily digestible, higher-performance source of energy than prepackaged fuel products. He shows how much athletes really need to eat and drink at different exercise intensities and in cold or hot weather. Because the body burns solid and liquid foods differently, Lim defines a new approach for athletes to drink for hydration and eat real food for energy.
With the recipes, ideas, and guidance in Feed Zone Portables, athletes will nourish better performance with real food and learn to prepare their own creations at home or on the go. Feed Zone Portables includes
When Dr. Allen Lim left the lab to work with pro cyclists, he found athletes weary of processed bars and gels and the same old pasta. So Lim joined professional chef Biju Thomas to make eating delicious and practical. When the menu changed, no one could argue with the race results. Their groundbreaking Feed Zone Cookbook brought the favorite recipes of the pros to everyday athletes.
In their new cookbook Feed Zone Portables, Chef Biju and Dr. Lim offer 75 all-new portable food recipes for cyclists, runners, triathletes, mountain bikers, climbers, hikers, and backpackers. Each real food recipe is simple, delicious during exercise, easy to make--and ready to go on your next ride, run, climb, hike, road trip, or sporting event.
Feed Zone Portables expands on the most popular features of The Feed Zone Cookbook with more quick and easy recipes for athletes, beautiful full-color photographs of every dish, complete nutrition data, tips on why these are the best foods for athletes, and time-saving ways on how to cook real food every day.
In his introduction to Feed Zone Portables, Dr. Lim shows why real food is a more easily digestible, higher-performance source of energy than prepackaged fuel products. He shows how much athletes really need to eat and drink at different exercise intensities and in cold or hot weather. Because the body burns solid and liquid foods differently, Lim defines a new approach for athletes to drink for hydration and eat real food for energy.
With the recipes, ideas, and guidance in Feed Zone Portables, athletes will nourish better performance with real food and learn to prepare their own creations at home or on the go. Feed Zone Portables includes
- 75 all-new recipes that taste great during exercise: Rice Cakes, Two-Bite Pies, Griddle Cakes, Waffles, Baked Eggs, Sticky Bites, Rice Balls, Ride Sandwiches, Baked Cakes, and Cookies
- A smart introduction on how real food works better for athletes
- More than 50 no-fuss gluten-free recipes, including great-tasting cookies and cakes
- More than 50 vegetarian recipes
Product Details
- Publisher: VeloPress (May 7, 2013)
- Length: 288 pages
- ISBN13: 9781937716349
Raves and Reviews
"While Thomas and Lim’s previous two cookbooks were focused on improving athletic performance, the new Feed Zone Table focuses more broadly on healthy, family-style recipes. You’ll still be eating things in line with your athletic ambitions, but your loved ones will get to join you.”
– VeloNews magazine
“Great ideas for athletes who love to share their eats.”
– Women's Running magazine
“The focus of Feed Zone Table is the importance of nourishment, with friends and family, at a table… The ingredient lists are fairly short and the methods are explained in terms that even the amateur cook could tackle with ease.”
– Delicious Living magazine
“The third book of the Feed Zone trilogy celebrates the joyand necessityof cooking and eating together… Beyond the recipes and new techniques, however, it’s Lim’s stirring introduction that will inspire you to cook, and hopefully eat together, with your family.”
– 5280 magazine
“Thomas and Lim present 100 new recipes to reconnect training athletes with family and friends. Evidence suggests that when we are happy, we are faster, stronger and have longer careers, so it’s only fitting that Feed Zone Table refers to its recipes as ‘social fuel’. The recipes in Feed Zone Table require simple, accessible ingredients and little culinary skill, and are sure to tempt you back into the kitchen like they did our testers.”
– Endurance Review
“I really am not a cookbook chef, but sometimes a cookbook manages to win me over. Feed Zone Table is one of those rare exceptions and the my biggest problem with this well-photographed book is that I can't make my mind up what to prepare as there are simply too many intriguing choices.”
– Slowtwitch.com
“This addition to the Feed Zone Series is as much about delicious food as it is about helping committed athletes use mealtime to break through the isolation that often comes with a life filled with intensive training, competition, and travel. Of course, this hardcover is just as relevant for weekend warriors as it is for professional athletes. Sharing meals with friends and familyaccording to co-author Dr. Allen Limis just as important to our well-being and performance as the nutritional value of the meals, and this book promises flavorful dishes that are easy to prepare and share.”
– BIKE magazine
“While training often takes you away from the dinner table, Feed Zone Table encourages you to get back to eating together.”
– Triathlete magazine
“At Ella, we are big fans of anything chef Biju Thomas and Dr. Allen Lim cook up. From Skratch Labs to rice cake portables to their cooking books, homemade ride fuel has never tasted so good.Their latest cookbook, however, focuses as much on good people as it does on good food.”
– CyclingTips.com / Ella Eats
“The 100 recipes in Feed Zone Table can help you ride faster, but that’s not really why Lim and Thomas collected them. They want you to make these meals and eat them with friends and family. If you eat with others, you will be happier. And, Lim says, if you are happy, you will perform better.”
– Canadian Cycling magazine
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