hit the ground running with poached eggs, asparagus and spinach

start the new year the right way with the most important meal of the day containing 2 of your 5 a day! hit the ground running!

new year fresh start that’s the moto… but lets get smart about it.

don’t just blast your body with way to much exercise and starve yourself so you burn out before the end of the january and hate exercise for the rest of the year!

fuel your body with nutritious food to keep your energy high so you meet each workout with a bounce in your set.  that means a minimum of 3 well rounded meals a day… if you have the time, 4 well rounded meals a day will work even better.  basically eat little and often, avoid going for long periods without food to speed up your metabolism.

ok so your goal might be to lose weight or hit a specific athletic height. but for me the most important thing for you to consider before you start planning your training program, is where is my body right now, are there any niggles I need to take care of? is my body sending me any signs? listen to yourself! then factor in the necessary stretch and release work and postural correction exercises to enhance your strength, power and endurance work.

i totally understand we all live busy lives but if you cut stretching out of your training, it’ll catch up with you later down the line and could put you out for an uncomfortable period of time and those goals will merely be wishful thinking. 

FRESHLY CRACKED

1 1/2 HOURS LATER

ingredients

1.  2 eggs
2. 4 tbsp white wine vinegar
3. 5 asparagus spears
4. 70g spinach
5. 15g butter
6. pepper to taste
7. the leaves of 1 sprig of rosemary

directions

1. in a shallow pan, mix 3 tbsp of vinegar with about 700ml of cold water, break the eggs carefully into the pan of vinegar water and leave for 1 and half hours to firm up the egg white so they are able to keep their shape.
2. after this time has passed, place another 700ml of water and 1 tbsp of vinegar in an addiction shallow pan and bring to the boil and then turn the heat down low. 
3. pour the cold water with the cracked eggs away,  leaving only the eggs, gentle place them into the new pan of heated water. allow the water to just come near to boiling and poach the eggs for 5 minutes.
4. steam the asparagus for 4 minutes.
5. wilt the spinach by sautéing it with the butter in a large pan for 1 minute.
6. serve with finely chopped rosemary and pepper to taste.
7. enjoy!

happy new year!