Potatoes in sport : powered by potatoes...

Potatoes are an excellent carbohydrate food to improve your performance!

Whatever sports you are in to - if you want to do well potatoes are a great help!

What petrol is to your car, food is to your body. Without good quality fuel, just like a car, you will not perform your best! All sports people, either recreational or at world class athlete level, require a diet that is high in carbohydrates.

The main function of carbohydrates is energy for the body. For a person who is exercising, about 60% of their daily energy (calories) should be from carbohydrates. The healthiest are the starches in natural foods - so potatoes are perfect!

It is important that you regularly eat enough carbohydrates to maintain the body's glycogen stores. Glycogen is broken down into glucose to give your muscles their energy. Glycogen comes also most exclusively from carbohydrates, such as potatoes. The body's carbohydrate reserves become depleted and muscle fatigue sets in if not enough carbohydrates are eaten regularly. If you have eaten a lot of carbohydrates, glycogen levels will be high and it will be longer before you get tired.


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The variety Moonlight was named to honour Melissa Moon,
the New Zealander who was double World Woman’s Mountain
Running champion. Melissa is a total potato fan and uses
potatoes as an integral part of her training regime.