What foods do you eat when you get runners hunger?

Question

Now that i'm training for a marathon, i get super hungry all day.What do I do or eat?

Answer 1

lots of pasta, bread, carbs mainly.. bananas and water multi vitimans.

Answer 2

If you are putting in a fair amount of mileage already, make sure you are getting enough protein to rebuild the muscles. Have deli meat and yogurt or a chicken breast for breakfast. Make sure you are drinking lots of water thru the day and that you are keeping your electrolytes up. Any runs that are more than an hour or so...bring a clif shot or goo or something to give you at least 100 or 200 calories. I ran 16 on Sat (we had brutal heat this weekend in the midwest) and brought a bottle of 1/2 water 1/2 gatorade with a bit a salt mixed in. That sort of thing really helps me...maybe it will you too.....
The key is this- keep your body recuperating during the hours you are not running, and give it the energy it needs during the hours you ARE running and you will stay healthy as you grow stronger for the marathon.
btw, which are you doing?????

Answer 3

You should be eating:

Breakfast - Bowl of oatmeal - 2 servings of fruit - 4 egg whites bread and peanut butter

Mid morning snack - Yogurt and veggie snack(1/4 lb of baby carrots) 1/2 protein shake

Lunch - Big... thing of pasta with veggies (pasta primavera) or rice and veggies and maybe some meat in there. Have a smoothie with that.

Mid afternoon snack - Hand full of mixed nuts (or 2) and other half of your protein shake

Dinner - Veggies, more pasta with bread, 1lb of meat

Desert - fruit. lots of fruit

Sounds like you're at a good stage. Don't stay hungry but don't eat too much. Still try to lose weight to be light and fast. make sure you eat a powerbat too before your endurance runs. DRINK LOTS OF WATER. At least a gallon per day (not including the water you drink during workouts)

Answer 4

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a great source of carbohydrates and protein. A new study done at the University of Indiana found that chocolate milk works just has good as Gatorade for an after workout drink. Fig Newtons give you a burst of energy as do Bananas which are loaded with Potassium. All these foods are Power foods which fuel the body with essential carbs, proteins, etc.

Answer 5

Eat complex carbs a while before running.
Eating to close to running will make you nautious, and to far from running will leave you without energy.
Complex carbs are fruits, vegetables, and grains that break down slowly into sugar, providing healthy, longlasting energy.
Other carbs (Sugary Foods) are damaging, stay away from them.

Answer 6

Lots of potassium (bananas), iron (meat). Grapes, apples, pears, and plums are good for snacking. Nuts are also good for snacking. Lots of greens (salads) and other energizing foods.

Answer 7

if I'm really hungry I eat 2 peanut butter sandwiches :)

Answer 8

anything that has pasta is good the night before this will give you stored energy

Answer 9

fruit vegetable