What and when should we eat to perform at our best? What's REALLY in a typical "healthy" protein bar? What do ultra processed foods do to our bodies? We get the answers from Lara Giusti, co-founder and head chef of natural nutrition brand, Veloforte. With over 20 years experience, Lara has a wealth of knowledge on what it takes to fuel performance and recover from endurance exercise, and firmly believes that the best way to do that is with natural food and by staying away from ultra processed, synthetic alternatives. In this episode we find out why. Follow Veloforte on instagram: @veloforte Visit https://veloforte.com/ and use code 5MILES for 30% off If you’re enjoying our chats, please do us a big favour and SUBSCRIBE to our channel and follow us on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube: @5mileseasy. A big thanks to our sponsors for this episode: VELOFORTE: if you’re looking for a natural way to fuel your training with real ingredients, no artificial nasties and no compromise on taste, Veloforte is for you. Veloforte has an incredible range of kitchen crafted bars, shakes and chews to power your performance and provide an optimal balance of essential ingredients to look after your overall wellness. Head to veloforte.com to check out the full range and use code 5MILES for 30% off. PUMA RUNNING: From easy runs to race day, Puma has you covered from head to toe. And the race day shoe that everyone is talking about? The new Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 2. Built to break your PBs, the Fast-R2 has a full carbon plate and super responsive NITRO™ ELITE foam technology for unbeatable speed, propulsion and cushioning. To get 20% off, use the code 5ME20 at uk.puma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.