Do you regularly engage in physical activity and want to optimize your diet to support your performance? Discover how açaí, rich in essential nutrients, can be your ideal ally.
Açaí and exercise
Did you know that in 2020, two out of three people reported engaging in regular physical or sporting activity? (source: Insee)
Indeed, exercise is good for your health! Exercise helps, particularly physically, to prevent many chronic conditions, as well as long-term illnesses such as diabetes and obesity.
From a pleasure perspective, exercise helps secrete hormones such as endorphins, dopamine and adrenaline. These hormones regulate stress, improve sleep quality and reduce pain.
With all this exercise, discover the ideal food to complement your lifestyle.
Açaí helps you recover more quickly after intense exercise, but how exactly?
The benefits of açaí
Açaí is extremely rich in manganese (manganese content per 100 g of pulp: 5.5 mg, or 273% of daily requirements), a antioxidant trace element which contributes to the activity of numerous enzymes that prevent cellular aging.
But in addition to this, it plays an important role in energy production, the framework and the synthesis of connective tissue.
The copper copper, which is present in acai (copper content per 100 g of pulp: 0.2 mg, representing 16% of daily requirements), plays a role in cartilage quality, bone mineralization and neurotransmitter regulation.
It plays a useful role inimmunity and contributes to proper metabolism maintenance normal.
Our Récup’Sport smoothie recipe
Discover our acai smoothie recipe, suitable for all types of sports. This recipe is ideal after physical exertion. It allows you to provide your body with everything it needs to regain energy.
For 4 people, you will need:
- 2 bananas
- 2 kiwis
- 200 g of frozen acai pulp
- 2 bifidus natural yogurts
- 1 tbsp of wheat germ flakes
- 1 tbsp of a mixture of dried fruit (cranberries, goji berries, raisins…) and nuts (pistachios, walnuts, almonds)
Here are the steps for making our smoothie:
To prepare the base:
- Peel and cut the fruit before placing it in a blender.
- Add the yogurt, acai and wheat germ.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into bowls
Add toppings:
Then place a tablespoon of dried fruit (cranberries, goji berries, raisins…) and nuts (pistachios, walnuts, almonds) on top.
Share your acai smoothie on social media by mentioning nossaacai !
Enjoy your meal, and have a good recovery!