Why Avocado Toast?

Avocado toast may be the most overpriced and trendy breakfast item you’ll find.  That being said, it’s a phenomenal pre-ski meal, it’s cheap to make at home, and easy.  I’ll cut to it and give you the performance benefits of avo toast and how I doctor it up each morning before skiing.

First we must consider why avocado toast and skiing go together. For starters, it combines two of the most necessary macronutrients for endurance/power sports: Fats and Carbohydrates.  The bread provides the carbs which are easily digested, and a fast burning energy source. 

The avocado provides the fats which are slow burning and take longer to digest.  When you’re skiing, you want both fats and carbohydrates in your system so that your body can pull the necessary energy given various outputs.  If, for example, you’re ripping a short and very intense mogul run, with a high heart rate, your body is going to metabolize its energy from available carbohydrates.  Conversely, if you’re doing long and repetitive top to bottom runs, with a low to moderate heart rate, your body will pull energy from fats. There’s plenty of other reasons to consume healthy fats each day but we will stick to these performance related benefits for now.

The last thing you want is “satiety” which is the feeling of being full. This is important because if you’re hungry, you’ll want to take a break, get a snack etc.  Avocado toast provides the necessary nutrients and satiety to keep you skiing longer.  I’ve starred a few ingredients below which I add, but are not for everyone.  I happen to love sauerkraut and it’s a phenomenal whole food probiotic.  Additionally, I add nutritional yeast to the top for an added dose of vitamin B12.
 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Slice Toasted Sourdough Bread
• 1/2 Avocado Smashed
• Salt
• Pepper
• Lemon Juice
• Pepper Flakes*
• Braggs Nutritional Yeast*
• Sauerkraut*

Enjoy this snack the next time you go skiing and let me know how your energy changed as a result.

- Abe