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How to sandwich around exercise
The previous article was about how to sandwich with nutrition in mind. This article will explore how to sandwich around exercise. How to sandwich around exercise A sandwich can be a convenient meal for athletes because it is portable and can be used to deliver important nutrients for sport. “Around exercise” refers to the pre-exercise and post-exercise meals. It is important to highlight that foods eaten for athletic performance often differ from those eaten for general health. In order to maintain good health, athletes should follow healthy eating recommendations outside of the periods around hard training sessions and competition. This is especially important for athletes facing health issues and older…
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How to sandwich
Making a sandwich is very simple but if you rely on a sandwich as a meal you might be doing it wrong. In this article you will learn how to sandwich using components that will cover your nutritional needs. How to sandwich In its simplest form, a sandwich is a filling between 2 slices of bread. This is fine as a snack or as part of a meal. However, if you are having a sandwich as a main meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) you want to make sure it is substantial and nutritious. The bread Normally, the bread is the main carbohydrate-containing component of a sandwich. For most people in…
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Recipe: Pan con chicharrón (Peruvian pork roll)
Pan con chicharrón is one of the most iconic sandwiches of my home country. This is the Peruvian version of pork roll commonly eaten for breakfast or lonche (afternoon tea). Chicharrón commonly refers to fried pork in many former Spanish colonies. In Peru, however, you can also find chicharrón de pollo (chicken), pescado (fish), mariscos (seafood), etc. But back to pork! Peruvian chicharrón is cooked similarly to Mexican carnitas: boiled until the water is evaporated and then fried, traditionally in lard but these days usually in oil. Then it’s served in a French-style bread roll with slices of camote frito (fried sweet potato) and salsa criolla (lime-marinated onions). My version…
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Recipe: Mixto completo (sort of)
Another sandwich recipe? Really? Yeah, we still got a lot of protein bread in the freezer. Peruvians took the French classics croque monsieur and croque madame and made the poor person’s versions mixto and mixto completo. These generally contain jamón inglés (regular leg ham) and Edam cheese. The completo (equivalent to the croque madame) has a fried egg. These are normally buttered and put in a sandwich press. Another option is to heat it on a flat grill iron (or pan). When using this method, it’s common to cut a whole on the top slice of bread with a small glass or cookie cutter and pour the egg in the…
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Recipe: Pan con aceitunas
Recently I wrote about craving sandwiches from my childhood. Today’s sandwich is even simpler: it involves only three ingredients but tons of memories. I recommend using botija olives (I’ve bought them in Tierras Latinas, Flemington Markets and Loving Earth in the past) but any flavourful black olive would do. Pro-tip: next time someone you know goes to Perú, tell them to bring some olives (and lúcuma and maca), they’re way more expensive over here. Once again, this sandwich features the high-protein low-carb gluten-free protein bread.
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Recipe: Triples in protein bread
I don’t crave bread often but when I do it’s usually in relation to childhood memories. Among other sandwiches, we grew up eating triple, which is very popular back home although there’s nothing typically Peruvian about it. Its name refers to the three different fillings that are separated by four (FOUR!) slices of bread. Yep, Peruvians eat lots of carbs, that’s why we’re all “doughy”, as Robb Wolf would say. I’ve come across a couple of great commercially-available bread options that we use once in a while. One of them is protein bread, that is gluten-free and low carb. The good news is that we haven’t noticed any ill effects…
