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Is Eating Ultra-Processed Foods Ruining Your Mood?

November 4, 2022 at 1:27 pm6 min reading

Who doesn’t like cookies, chips or breakfast cereal? Unfortunately, evidence that they are not very good for us is mounting. A new study connects eating these types of ultra-processed foods with more adverse mental health symptoms. Let’s take a closer look to see how much…

Food Connect: Preventing Food Waste with Electric Cargo Bikes

March 28, 2022 at 11:19 am5 min reading

Socialising and Culture

Food Connect is an organisation that saves expired food, which is no longer saleable but still in a good condition, from being wasted. To deliver the food to community fridges, the team of six helpers use strong eCargo bikes with a payload of 250 kg.

How to Read Food Labels As an Athlete

March 23, 2022 at 2:37 pm5 min reading

Health & Training

Are you one of those cyclists that looks at every food label before buying to see if it’s healthy and the right fit for the training plan? If yes, then maybe you should know that food labels are not really designed for athletes. There are…

New Study Ranks Foods Best to Worst

January 6, 2022 at 11:27 am5 min reading

Health & Training

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could just look up a list of foods that would tell you how healthy something is? Researchers from Tufts University did just that in their new paper! They developed a new tool called Food Compass to help consumers, restaurants,…

Should Cyclists Use BCAAs – Food Sources

December 21, 2021 at 8:38 am5 min reading

Health & Training

BCAAs are said to protect your muscles during exercise, improve recovery, and even help with sprint performance. Can you get enough BCAAs from food to enjoy these benefits? What are the best food sources? Let’s dig in!

A Simple Guide to Vegan or Vegetarian Food on a Bikepacking Trip

August 3, 2021 at 1:13 pm6 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

You’re doing your final food shop ahead of a bikepacking trip, standing in front of a pile of doughnuts, wondering whether they’ll fit.

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What Are the Most Iconic Foods of the Tour de France?

June 29, 2021 at 10:25 am6 min reading

Health & Training

Tour de France riders are known for their capacity to eat a lot on the bike, and off it too. They need plenty of fuel to compete in such a gruelling race. The team chef and nutritionist usually decide what’s on the menu. But riders…

How to Make an Environmentally Friendly Foodie Trip

May 26, 2021 at 2:00 pm4 min reading

Socialising and Culture

We don’t need to tell you about the benefits of cycling when it comes to sustainability. This guy, however, found a way to push the ‘sustainable’ narrative to a whole new level.

Autumn Immunity Boost – 4 Foods You Should Avoid

November 24, 2020 at 12:28 pm5 min reading

Health & Training

Food can help your immune system as well as undermine it depending on your choices. We will cover four food groups that you should try to avoid in times of increased risk of infection. Can you guess which they are?

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Autumn Immunity Boost – 3 Foods You Should Eat

November 17, 2020 at 8:17 am5 min reading

Health & Training

Food and immune health are closely tied. A well-formulated diet can have a big positive impact on the immune system. Everyone has different needs and has to find a diet that works specifically for them. But there are certain foods that seem to be very…