A CYCLIST IN MAY

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Article by Cinzia Valtorta

Spring has no intention to come this year

When sun is shining, if possible, let’s spend the day in open air, leading to preferred destinations with our beloved bicycle.

Dry fruit gives us all Energy and proteins we need, even with those useful bars of dry fruit and cereal

A light but nutrient breakfast is important. In a hot day, when our body works hard, it’s better to avoid white bread and delicious brioches. A fresh and very tasty fruit smoothie is able to give us all the sugar we need to tackle the first part of our path

Apple, strawberries, mixed with almond milk, or rice milk, or barley milk, a good dose of carbohydrates which we can add almonds or nuts at. A very tasty breakfast, very nutrient.

Banana as snack gives us sugars and vitamins as well. Mineral salt, potassium among them, help muscles to avoid annoying cramps. If you like bars they are also good, chose the ones with organic ingredients, with honey or cereal malt and natural flavors like vanilla.

In May we have the first cherries, very, very good, low calories, purifying, they lower blood glucose, a tasty snack. Petioles are the ingredients of a good purifying herbal tea, 10 washed petioles in a glass of boiled water, infusion for 5 minutes, good also if cold.

And now, all together, let’s call upon a magnificent sunny day