diet

Pad Thai – fragrant street food from Thailand

I fell in love with Pad Thai when my fiancee took me to Thai restaurant Samui in Cracow. In fact, it was…

Avocado – miraculous butter fruit

Avocado is considered a superfood and can be very beneficial for our health. We reach for this butter fruit more…

Foods to boost your immune system

Low temperatures and bad weather  breed many infections, to which our body is very vulnerable during the autumn-winter period. Of course,…

Red wine risotto with fungi and paprika

A good risotto requires a lot of practice. It is a culinary showcase of northern Italy, like pasta is of…

Bran pancakes

As always a week before important race I follow a carb-loading diet. The first three days are to deplete glycogen from the…

Groats – the source of health

The traditional Polish dinner is invariably associated with potatoes. For breakfast we most eagerly reach for bread or buns (mostly white).…

rice – calories, varietes, nutritional values

There are several types of products that can replace bread in your everyday diet. Rice is one of them. It comes…

Oatmeal – breakfast of champions

Oat flakes, like groats, are slowly coming back to our tables. Runners and athletes quickly completed their menu with oatmeal, which is a…

Hummus

The recipe for hummus was one of the first I met after switching to vegetarianism and from that moment, this…

Carboloading before marathon

WHAT IS CARBO LOADING Carbo loading is a type of diet used by endurance athletes before races lasting more than 90…

Three years running!

HOW IT ALL BEGAN Yesterday, reviewing my workouts diary, I discovered that exactly 3 years ago - 19.07.2012 - began my…