Good carbs

The more active you are, the more carbs you need.  This isn't an excuse to stock up on bread, cakes and biscuits!  Focus instead on carbohydrates that are also rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre -

Starchy fruit and vegetables - bananas, potatoes, sweetcorn, carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and parsnips

Pulses and beans - lentils, chickpeas, butter beans, haricot beans, kidney beans

Cereal wholegrains - brown rice, wholewheat, oats, barley, quinoa, spelt

Breakfast ideas: Porridge made with whole rolled oats, sweetened with dried fruit or bananas, home-made bircher muesli, tomatoes on wholegrain toast

Snack/lunch ideas: Soups made with pulses, falafel, green salad and tomatoes, hummus with carrot sticks and/or red pepper sticks, couscous with vegetables and chickpeas, butterbean stews