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Outside Magazine May 2004
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Fast Food (cont)

nutrition, nutrional recipes
(photograph Rita Maas/Envision)
(6) LIQUID POWER
Adventure racer Paul Romero's Epi Goop

> 1 packet Met-Rx Extreme Chocolate drink mix
> 2 tbsp chunky peanut butter
> 5 marshmallows or 15 mini-marshmallows
> 1 egg
> 2 cups water
> 1 cup soy milk
> 2 cups ice

Mix ingredients in a blender and enjoy.

(7) THREE O'CLOCK HIGH
Ultrarunner Darcy Piceu's Piceu Burrito
> 1 tortilla
> 2 tbsp natural peanut butter
> 1/2 green apple, thinly sliced
> 1 tsp honey

Spread peanut butter and honey over tortilla, top with apple slices, and roll up.

(8) POSTWORKOUT DECADENCE
Adventure racer Karen Lundgren's Peanut Butter Pleasure
> 1 cup softened butter
> 1 cup white sugar
> 1 cup brown sugar, packed down
> 2 eggs
> 1 egg yolk
> 2 tsp vanilla extract
> 18 oz peanut butter
> 2 cups all-purpose flour
> 1 tsp baking soda
> 1/2 tsp salt
> 1 cup chopped peanuts

In a large bowl, mix butter and sugars until smooth. Add eggs, yolk, and vanilla and mix until fluffy. Stir in peanut butter. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together, and stir into mix. Stir in peanuts. Refrigerate for at least two hours. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. Roll dough into walnut-size balls. Place on cookie sheet and slightly flatten with fork. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Makes eight dozen.

(9) WINNER DINNER
Olympic high jumper Amy Acuff's My Thai Chicken
> 1 cup basmati rice
> 1/4 cup sesame oil
> 1/4 cup soy sauce
> 1 tsp chili oil
> 1/4 cup balsalmic vinegar
> 3 chicken breasts, chopped
> 2 tbsp grated ginger
> 2 cloves garlic, chopped
> 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
> 1 can water chestnuts, drained
> 1 cup bean sprouts
> 1 cup peanut butter

Boil rice. In another pan, heat sesame oil, soy sauce, chili oil, and vinegar, then add chicken, ginger, garlic, and cilantro. Cook on medium heat for five minutes, or until chicken is done. Add water chestnuts and bean sprouts, which should soften within two minutes. Remove pan from heat and add peanut butter and rice, mixing thoroughly.

(10) RECOVERY TIME
Marathon runner Deena Kastor's Black Beauty Soup

> 1 tbsp olive oil
> 1 yellow onion, diced
> 4 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
> 1/2 tsp cumin
> 1/2 tsp oregano
> 1 tsp red-wine vinegar
> 1 bottle of beer
> Water or chicken broth (optional)
> Cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper to taste

In a pot, sauté onions in olive oil until browned. Stir in other ingredients and bring to a rapid boil, then mix in a blender, adding water or chicken broth if needed for consistency. Garnish with chopped cilantro, tomatoes, and avocado. Serve with tortillas.
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