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Healthy snacks that fuel our South African Olympic athletes
Chad le Clos – professional swimmer, Olympic gold medallist
“My training in the lead up to swimming events is intense and I rely on snacks to give me enough energy throughout the day to best prepare me for my training sessions – hours and hours in the pool! My favourite healthy snacks on most days are biltong, nuts, and bananas.”
Daryl Impey – Professional road cyclist, Tour de France yellow jersey stage winner
“The best snack after a long day in the saddle for me is an apple and melon smoothie with a touch of mint and chai seeds. Blended together, this makes a nutritious, refreshing drink but at the same time is very filling. If I am still a bit hungry, I’ll snack on some raw nuts."
Elana Meyer – Team Vitality ambassador, silver Olympic medallist
“I often have days where I run from meeting to meeting and know that with a packet of lean biltong or assorted raw nuts, I will never run out of energy!”
Natalie du Toit - Paralympics and Commonwealth Games swimmer
“A balanced diet is important for training and competing in professional sport. I try to eat healthily as far as possible although I’m not always good at it and have to make a conscious decision to eat well. My favourite ‘snack’ at the moment is to juice kale, spinach, lemon, apple, ginger and cucumber together. It’s easy to prepare and tasty!”
Akani Simbine – SA Olympic sprinter
"For me being a good sprinter is all about consistency. This means that I do not chase fast times any longer, but rather focus on making sure that I do the small things right. It’s the same for my diet – and my favourite snacks are nuts, fruit and biltong to get me through the day"
