Hard Boiled Eggs are the Perfect Performance Snack

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Hard Boiled Eggs are the Perfect Performance Snack

August 5, 2012 Leave a commentBlog, Nutrition, UncategorizedBy CrossFit Admin

The hard boiled egg is an amazing food. We recommend people eat 5 to 6 times a day (please read eat not consume full meals) we’re asked what’s a great food full of performance based nutrition and most of all is easy. Sadly the easy component causes people to reach for what we love to call the illusion of good nutrition with some type of energy or protein type bar. Most of these bars are full of fillers, chemicals and sugars that really are counterproductive to your training and workouts.

The perfect answer is the hard boiled egg. The hard boiled egg is easy to prepare and portable. We love eating our hard boiled eggs before early morning workouts because they give the body great protein and will provide energy to get through early morning WOD’s without weighing heavy on the stomach.

Here’s what’s in an egg:

Vitamins
A: good for the skin and growth.
D: strengthens bones by raising calcium absorption.
E: protects cells from oxidation.
B1: helps properly release energy from carbohydrates.
B2: helps release energy from protein and fat.
B6: promotes the metabolism of protein.
B12: an essential vitamin in the formation of nerve fibers and blood cells.

Minerals
Iron: essential in the creation of red blood cells.
Zinc: good for enzyme stability and essential in sexual maturation.
Calcium: most important mineral in the strengthening of bones and teeth.
Iodine: controls thyroid hormones.
Selenium: like vitamin E, it protects cells from oxidation.

Eggs are the cleanest and most easilly absorbed source of protein.

Protein is the single most important macro nutrient when it comes to building and repairing muscle. Unlike fats or sugars the body can’t store protein so if your diet is deficient in protein you simply can’t get stronger. Worst case is that your body will ultimately cannibalize it’s own muscle to provide this nutrient to the bodies vital organs. We recommend that you have some protein every time you eat and the hard boiled egg is quick easy and cheap. In short your body needs regular doses of protein to stay strong and build a powerful fat burning metabolism.