I have been eating pasta for my main meal for a while now, as i eat most of my protein during the working day, and have found that i now tend to suffer less on the bike regardless of how hard i push myself. This may purely be in my head but i feel that since i started really watching what i put into my body, such as eating around 25g of protein 4 times a day at three hour intervals, my cycling perfomance has definitely improved and i have the users of this foum to thank for that as any changes i have made have generally been prompted by suggestions and ideas from this very board.
Further to this I would like to ask if eating white pasta after exercise and wholewheat at all other times is the nutritionally correct thing to do as i have been following this dictat and it seems to work for me.
Also do any of you think there is a makrked difference in the benefits of fresh pasta over dried pasta as regards general health and any effects on cycling perfomance.
Last of all i'd love to hear some suggestions of what to eat with the pasta to make it tasty. I currently eat my pasta with dollops of tomato pasta sauces but am open to other ideas.
Further to this I would like to ask if eating white pasta after exercise and wholewheat at all other times is the nutritionally correct thing to do as i have been following this dictat and it seems to work for me.
Also do any of you think there is a makrked difference in the benefits of fresh pasta over dried pasta as regards general health and any effects on cycling perfomance.
Last of all i'd love to hear some suggestions of what to eat with the pasta to make it tasty. I currently eat my pasta with dollops of tomato pasta sauces but am open to other ideas.