Olympics 2012 http://www.npr.org Olympics 2012 en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 08:30:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Olympics 2012 http://www.npr.org On The Road To Olympic Gold, Kenyan Marathoners Fuel Up On Carbs Kenya's winning marathoners mainly fill up on high-carb vegetarian dishes like <em>ugali</em>, a cornmeal mush, and <em>githeri</em>, boiled corn and kidney beans. It's a bland diet, but it seems to help them excel at middle- and long-distance running. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 08:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/08/12/158568459/on-the-road-to-olympic-gold-kenyan-marathoners-fuel-up-on-carbs?ft=1&f=157500367 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/08/12/158568459/on-the-road-to-olympic-gold-kenyan-marathoners-fuel-up-on-carbs?ft=1&f=157500367 Kenya's winning marathoners mainly fill up on high-carb vegetarian dishes like ugali, a cornmeal mush, and githeri, boiled corn and kidney beans. It's a bland diet, but it seems to help them excel at middle- and long-distance running.

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]]> Fun And (Olympic) Games, On National Cheesecake Day Some food holidays are pure marketing, but at least this one has a bit of Olympic history behind it. Some of the first Olympians were said to have dined on cheesecakes, although they sound a bit different from cheesecakes today. Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:17:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/30/157495061/fun-and-olympic-games-on-national-cheesecake-day?ft=1&f=157500367 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/30/157495061/fun-and-olympic-games-on-national-cheesecake-day?ft=1&f=157500367 Some food holidays are pure marketing, but at least this one has a bit of Olympic history behind it. Some of the first Olympians were said to have dined on cheesecakes, although they sound a bit different from cheesecakes today.

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