Eat and Run

Three quick meals to power through your day

The only useful class I took in high school was a home economics course called, “Cooking for singles.” It was there that I learned the fine art of such refined culinary techniques as boiling water to make brown rice, and creating simple salad dressings from scratch. You take olive oil and combine it with vinegar, and you get oil and vinegar. Whoa!

While I’ve always prided myself on my ability to put food on the table, my kitchen skills haven’t progressed all that much from boiling water and making my own o/v. For more elaborate dishes, my wife Lena handles those duties while I play the part of sous-chef.

Outside of the handful of nights we actually have time to make full-blown meals, I’m responsible for making sure my nutritional needs are being met. As an endurance athlete who runs 4-5 times a week, those needs are larger than the average bear. (But not an actual bear. Those things eat a ton.)

That equates to a whole lot of meal prep in order to stay on top of my nutrition. For paid subscribers, here are three easy-to-make staples that keep me nourished and optimized throughout the day.