The magic of beans on toast

The classic, filling lunch can be a great way to help you reach your goals and build muscle. How you ask? Beans are full of slow release carbohydrates, fibre and protein to keep you full and burning muscle all day whilst giving you slow release energy to beat the mid afternoon slump. The magic of beans on toast really kicks in when you pair it with two pieces of wholegrain toast. The reason being that when you compare the amino acids in half a tin of beans compared to a sirloin steak the steak holds double the amount of aminos as the beans. This changes dramatically when you put half a tin on two pieces of wholegrain toast (the stuff with the seeds in) the beans then beat the steak in the amino race. The reason this helps is because amino acids are the base of protein in your muscles so upping the intake of foods in these will help you recover quicker and stop catabolism (the breakdown) of your muscles. So for a great start to the day or to aid your recovery look to beans on toast as a new muscle building meal.