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What do M&S Percy Pigs, fruit jelly, sesame brittle and bone broth have in common and why should you be interested ? A couple of years ago I noticed that many sports nutritionists, particularly those working elite endurance athletes were including M&S Percy Pig jelly sweets within their diet and provision sheets. The reason for […]

Mars used to have the advertising slogan “A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play” and was regularly recommended as a sports snack or even a meal replacement. Now advice given to junior sports teams almost always warns against eating chocolate bars, recommending “energy bars, flapjack, muesli bars or granola” instead. There are a huge array of […]

The saying that ‘Breakfast is the most important meal of the day’ is often included in lists of eating myths, but having studied every well conducted study I can find and talked to many successful sports people, I continue to believe that particularly for children, adolescents and athletes, a good breakfast is very important. The NHS agrees […]

EAT LIKE A CRICKETER The English Cricket Board has issued an amazing 82-page list of catering demands for its Ashes team, including recipe requirements and instructions for preparing nearly 200 different types of meals and beverages. This move may have raised eyebrows amongst cricket officials and various sections of the media, but it also gives us […]