Nutrition session success

Last month, following the announcement of our partnership with the club, we hosted the Birmingham City Ladies players at the first of a series of exclusive nutrition sessions with UK chef ambassador, David Colcombe.

Not long after we announced the deal, the BCLFC first team received a bespoke pack of maple products including a range of samples, recipe ideas and a bespoke maple cookbook created by Chef Colcombe, with the purpose being to introduce maple products to the ladies and teach them about how to incorporate maple into their sporting diets.

The session, which took place at University College Birmingham, took the players through the history and production of maple syrup before introducing them to cooking with the products. We also highlighted the importance of diet and how our cooking and nutrition sessions will help the ladies progress as professional athletes.

The team has responded well to the partnership and nutrition sessions so far and shown real enthusiasm, and over the season we will be working with them to develop more sport-specific recipes to share with the wider sporting audience in the recipe section of our website.

The club’s sport scientist, Carl Green, was full of praise for the activity, stating: “Nutrition is such a key part of an athlete’s regime and we are delighted to have a principal partner that wants to invest in the players at the club and help them progress to the next level.

“The first session was fantastic and I’ll be working with David to create a bespoke nutrition programme for the players across the season to complement their existing training schedule.”

On the menu was our delicious spiced cauliflower and chickpea dish dressed with a maple coconut sauce, and there wasn’t one piece left at the end!

The ladies were quick to share their enthusiasm for the first session, check out vice-captain Emily Westwood’s post-training dish below including the spiced cauliflower. And judging by social media, it looks as though the BCLFC girls are embracing the use of maple within their everyday life too – check out captain Kerys Harrop’s tweet!

 

 

A short video summary of the session can be viewed here.

Birmingham City Ladies players at the exclusive nutrition session with UK chef ambassador, David Colcombe

spiced cauliflower and chickpea dish dressed with a maple coconut sauce

Did you know?

Québec exports its maple products to more than 50 countries

Everywhere it goes, consumers of all ages appreciate maple’s unique flavour.

Scientists are studying maple’s potential health benefits

Studies now underway include those on the antioxidant properties of the polyphenols naturally present in maple syrup, with a recent study indicating that maple syrup is better for cardiometabolic health than refined sugar.

Maple syrup can be used as a sugar substitute in most recipes

In cake and most dessert recipes, for each 250ml (1 cup) of syrup used, simply reduce the stipulated amount of liquid (water, milk, juice, etc.) by 60ml (1/4 cup).

A natural source of energy

Maple syrup is a natural source of energy. Check out our recipes for food and drinks before, during, and after exercise.