This warm recovery smoothie is the perfect fix for filling the hole left after a tiresome resistance session or early morning triathlon training!
Ingredients
- 4 small or 2 large Sharon (AKA Kaki) Fruit
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 large Fairtrade mango
- 25 grams oats
- 40 grams protein powder (preferably whey or soy)
- 8 pinches cinnamon
- 4 pinches cayenne pepper
The Recipe
- Skin and Juice the sweet potato
- Peel and slice the mango
- Place chopped Sharon fruits and oats in a pan, cover with water and cook until the oats are nice and plump but not stodgy! (Like King Henry VIII… ok so he was just plump and probably stodgy)
- Shake protein powder with 200ml water (don’t worry about it being thick).
- Add all these goodies into your smoothie maker, add the spices and smooth away.
- Watch your body turn into a muscle machine (ok, it may take a little longer but you get the point!).
The oats and fruit replenish your glycogen stores with medium GI carbohydrates, the Sharon fruits, mango and sweet potato provide a powerful punch of antioxidants to reduce oxidative stress and eliminate free radicals; this is aided by the cayenne which opens up blood vessels to allow more blood to your recovering muscles and faster removal of waste products! The protein powder will provide the protein needed to rebuild your muscles and prevent their breakdown. The cinnamon reduces post meal insulin spikes and cayenne stokes your metabolism, these little additions along with the fibre content make this smoothie a winner for fat loss as well as building muscle; what more could you want?
