I was once told never to believe anything you hear, anything you read, and only half of what you see. My Dad told me that, so just like everything else he ever told me, I ignored it completely. I'm a believer. Cant really put my finger on the exact reason why, but for shits and giggles lets just say I have faith in people. So when this nice young man peddled up next to me on our weekly group ride and professed that sardines were super good for you, I of course believed him. He told me why but I forgot...but somewhere in his 15 minute explanation the words "ultimate athlete food" were spoken....that, I know. Maybe not in that exact order..who cares. Sounds good to me....but wait...arnt sardines bait? Or is that anchovies? Salmon eggs?Crab legs...Don't you normally catch edible things with inedible things? You never can count anything out though. People drink goats blood in some places cuz they think it makes you smarter, or more fertile, or something. Watch Discovery Channel...its on there. Each guy has a better solution than the next. One guys says eat peanut butter, the next says cranberry juice. The ones I tend to listen to are the ones that are the quickest. No need to listen to a guy you dropped right? A Cat 1 guy told me about Spizz...so i bought 12 canisters and thought it was the best shit in the world.......until of course I ran out and didn't feel one bit of difference. I heard about NEW XS...which was awesome for about 20 minutes, then I wanted to puke. Lance uses this shit, so it must be proper healthy right?? No...dude crashed for no reason 3 into the Tour of California and couldn't even finish the race, so I'm off of that and going with the sardines.
So these are the ones i picked. I put them in between some bread slices, added some veganaise, along with some fake cheese, and voila....I had a sardine sandwich.
That sandwich made my house stink, and my breath reek. But I feel good and I think it worked?
Make sure you check back next week for another episode of "things you couldn't care less about"
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I back the sardines also. NYT did a piece on "The 11 Best Foods You Aren't Eating..." http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/the-11-best-foods-you-arent-eating/
8. Sardines: Dr. Bowden calls them “health food in a can.” They are high in omega-3’s, contain virtually no mercury and are loaded with calcium. They also contain iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper and manganese as well as a full complement of B vitamins.
How to eat: Choose sardines packed in olive or sardine oil. Eat plain, mixed with salad, on toast, or mashed with dijon mustard and onions as a spread.
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