I’m taking advantage of a rainy day to prepare my energy products for next week’s efforts. Today, I’m trying out gingerbread: delicious energy for athletes.
For those who know me, you’ll understand that gingerbread is one of my favorite foods to always have at home. Indeed, gingerbread, with its soft texture and rich, spiced flavor, is more than just a treat; it’s an ideal energy snack perfectly suited to your sports activities.
Source of carbohydrates: Gingerbread provides the body with the necessary energy to sustain prolonged physical efforts. A 40 g portion of this gingerbread offers 23 g of carbohydrates (equivalent to 1 energy gel), helping to replenish muscle glycogen stores and maintain an optimal level of performance during training or competition.
Fat-free: This gingerbread has the added benefit of being very easy to digest during exercise.
The recipe is simple and quick for a snack before, during, or after exercise, and even just for the pleasure of it because it’s so good!
Recipe for a gingerbread of about 15 portions of 40 g:
250 g wheat flour
1/2 sachet of baking powder
100 g brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon mixed spices
200 ml semi-skimmed milk
125 g honey
- Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, and spices.
- Heat the milk with the honey.
- Once the honey is dissolved in the milk, pour this mixture into the bowl containing the flour.
- Pour everything into a cake tin.
- Bake for about 30 minutes at 180°C (350°F).
