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The resource supports athletes, parents, and coaches in forming practical food preparation and cooking habits early, improving nutrition behaviour for fueling and recovery. 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 \nif you’d like to request these please email us at [talent.matters@eis2win.co.uk](talent.matters@eis2win.co.uk).  \nLauren Delany, MSc, BSc, RD, SENr (Performance Nutritionist / Dietitian) & Dr Ben Holliss, PhD (Senior Performance Pathways Scientist) .  \nAn athlete’s guide to basic food prep and cooking  \nMeal planning:  \nKeep it simple, make it enjoyable and  \nShopping & shopping on a  \nbudget: Have a plan, shop  \nsmart, and never, never, Kitchen literacy: Travel nutrition:  \nconvenient, and try something new  \nNEVER shop when you’re hungry!  \nEssential utensils, develop your skills!  \nPlan ahead, don’t get caught out!  \nRecipe ideas:  \nA starter for 10!  \nBatch-cooking:  \nHome-made freezer  \nReading food labels:  \nIngredients, nutrition,  \nFood hygiene:  \nSafe food preparation,  \nEating out:  \nHave a plan, be sensible,  \nmeals, cook for the week, plan for leftovers  \nand use [by vs. best](by vs. best)[ ](by vs. best)before dates  \ncooking, storage, defrosting & reheating  \nbut enjoy it!  \nB A S I C F O O D P R E P A N D C O O K I N G  \nMeal planning  \nBusy schedules, travel and fatigue can often have a big impact on nutrition behaviour.  \nJust as training is proactively planned, to help with achieving nutrition goals it’s important to plan and prepare meals and snacks to ensure appropriate fuelling and recovery.  \nKeep it simple:  \nDevelop a basic structure around simple meals which you just make a couple of changes to based on your training programme each week.  \n\n| Make it enjoyable:\u003Cbr>Choose tasty meals and snacks that you like and include lots of variety (options, flavours, textures) . | Make it convenient:\u003Cbr>On busy days plan quick meals or have a batch cooked meal that’s been stored in the fridge or freezer. 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