Crumpet French Toast

A spin on the classic - crumpet French toast.

This is an excellence pre/post-training snack to help you perform your best.

There is also plenty of salt in this. Salt can often be demonised due to its high sodium content increasing the risk of high blood pressure and possible stroke, however, it is not all gloomy. When athletes sweat, they lose fluid in addition to sodium and so the more that sweat during exercise the more sodium their body loses. High sweat rates that could be caused by intense exercise, especially in hot conditions could deplete sodium levels = more needs to be consumed. A drop in sodium levels can reduce plasma volume which may affect your performance. After exercise it is important to rehydrate and optimal rehydration requires the sodium lost in the sweat to be replaced along with the water. Note sweat rate is individual as it is impacted by various factors including exercise duration, intensity and the environment. Therefore sweat rate should be calculated on an individual basis to accurately replace fluid and sodium lost.

So lets stop demonising nutrients and foods - they all have a place in a balanced diet that is appropriately thought out.

You can leave out the cinnamon of the eggy mixture, equally you can add some honey or icing sugar to the frozen berries if you fancy it a little sweeter. You can also cook off the left over egg mixture for a lil protein bump and not to waste anything.

Serves 2

Ingredients

4 crumpets

2 eggs

50ml semi-skimmed milk

1tsp. ground cinnamon

1tsp. icing sugar

frylite/oil

Topping:

150g frozen berries

1tsp. cinnamon

Method:

1). Whisk the eggs, milk, cinnamon and icing sugar in a wide, shallow dish. Add the crumpets apush them into the eggy mixture, turning a few times to really ensure they have absorbed the eggy mixture like a sponge.

2). Put your berries and cinnamon along with a dah of water in to a small saucepan and heat for a few minutes until they have warmed through.

3). Heat the frylite/oil on a nonstick frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the crumpets for ~3mins each side until they have turned golden brown all over.

4). Divide the crumpets between 2 plates and top with the berries (& yogurt if you have it).

5). Enjoy!

Nutritional Composition (per serving):

Energy (kcal): 314

Fat (g): 6.4

Saturates (g): 2.2

Carbohydrates (g): 47

Sugars (g): 9.5

Protein (g): 15

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