Eat and run

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Our health is our most valuable asset and we now know that the food we intake is essentially medicine filled with vitamins or sometimes filled with excess salt and sodium. Yet the food labels detail in small print and hard to decipher terms. What if the front of the label had a visual of the teaspoons of salt, sugar and number of servings within the package? Knowledge is power and we need to empower the consumer for the health of our nation, for the health of our world.

Dietitians explain exactly what to eat before running, including pre-cardio meal and snack ideas. Plus, they share why it's important to eat before running and when to do so.

There is a lot of information for runners about what to eat before a run and even what to eat before a long run, but you often need to do some digging if you want to find what foods to avoid before running. In other words, while knowing what is best to eat pre-workout is certainly helpful, it’s equally important to know what not to eat in case your general dietary choices differ from the standard recommendations of the best foods to eat before running.

What to eat before a run. Follow these simple tips on choosing the best foods to eat before a run to supercharge your training.

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In this guide to what to eat before running in the morning, we'll discuss how to fuel the night before a run, and the morning of so those glycogen stores are topped off for race day or any training session you have ahead of you. (We'll also share what not to eat).