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From the Bicycling Mag Files // Death to the Superfood
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From the Bicycling Mag Files // Death to the Superfood
This was a really fun piece to write because it let me talk to some of the smartest people I know, like my co-author of Fuel Your Ride Nanci Guest and Matt Fitzgerald (who has a new book that I am stoked to check out). It also let me preach this big concept that we underscored frequently in Fuel Your Ride: there’s no superfood that’s going to make up for an otherwise crappy diet. And that makes the whole ‘superfood’ concept a worrisome one.
Nutritionists really, truly hate the term ‘superfood.’ It bounces around from trend to trend: first it was chia seeds, then it was dark chocolate, sometimes it’s wine. What nutritionists want you to know, though, is that no one food is super: they all have value, and the danger of believing in a superfood is that you’re missing a whole lot of other equally heroic options.
Molly Hurford is a journalist in love with all things cycling, running, nutrition and movement-related. When not outside, she’s writing about being outside and healthy habits of athletes and interviewing world-class athletes and scientists for The Consummate Athlete. She’s the author of multiple books and her most recent project, Shred Girls, is a young adult fiction series and online community focused on getting girls excited about bikes. She also writes regularly for publications including Bicycling magazine, Outside, Map My Run, and Nylon. Molly is a little obsessed with getting people—especially women—psyched on adventure and being outside, and she regularly hosts talks and runs clinics for cyclists and teaches yoga online and IRL… And in her spare time, the former Ironman triathlete and cyclist now spends time racing ultra-runs on trails. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @mollyjhurford