Because of its fiber content, I wouldn’t recommend eating a lot of broccoli too soon before a run. However, this is just one of the many highlights of broccoli that I love: it keeps bowel movements regular.
Also, if you experience GI problems when running, incorporating more broccoli in your diet can certainly help with this as eating 3 cups of broccoli per week was found to fight health-harming intestinal yeast cells. Too much yeast cells in your gut is also linked to ongoing fatigue, so by eating more broccoli you’ll have more energy to run!
Another bonus of broccoli is that it contains folic acid, sulforaphane and a brew of vitamins that not only protect the brain from age-related damage, but improves mood by energizing your brain cells and increases the production of dopamine, the ‘feel-good-happy’ hormone, according to Elizabeth Some, R.D author of Eat Your Way to Happiness.
If you don’t like broccoli, I promise these healthy broccoli recipes will help make broccoli become more flavorful and enjoyable! Another thing I like about these recipes is that they are really easy. If I can make these, so can you!
Healthy Broccoli Recipes for Runners
Broccoli apple soup via Simply Recipes
Spicy Sauteed Broccoli via Food Network
Roasted Balsamic Broccoli via Every Day Dishes
Chicken Broccoli Mushroom Stir Fry via Natasha’s Kitchen
Sweet Potato Broccoli Chicken Bake via Simply Nourished Recipes
Greek Yogurt Broccoli Salad via Bless Her Heart Ya’ll
Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup via Hummusapien
Low Carb, Gluten-Free Broccoli Crust Pizza via Gimme Delicious
Broccoli Nuggets via Kannamamma Cooks
Broccoli & Cheese Stuffed Spaghetti Squash via Domestic Superhero
Broccoli Apple Salad via The Recipe Critic
Curry Quinoa with Broccoli via Healthier Steps
Lemon Garlic Broccoli via Pretty Providence
Broccoli Chickpea Salad via Daily Rebecca
Cranberry Almond Broccoli Salad via My Recipes
Honey Garlic Shrimp and Broccoli via Homemade Hooplah
Asian Broccoli with Peanut Sauce via Gimme Some Oven
Broccoli Cauliflower Cilantro Lemon Salad via The Taste Space
Broccoli Quinoa Lemon Salad via iFood Real
Caramelized Broccoli with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette via The Creek Side Cook
Toasted Almond Broccoli via A Beautiful Plate
Ginger Lemon Broccoli Soup via Naturally Ella
Broccoli Mushroom Leek Stir Fry via Cookpad
Italian broccoli vegan salad via One Green Planet
Charred broccoli salad via Courier Journal
Broccoli, kale Gorgonzola tart with griddle pears via The Times
Cauliflower broccoli detox salad via Chef De Home
Teriyaki chicken with broccoli via Kitch Me
Shrimp broccoli penne via The Lemon Bowl
Chicken and broccoli stir-fry via BHG Delish Dish
Broccoli and quinoa breakfast patties via Neurotic Mommy
Skinny broccoli cheddar soup via The Scrumptious Pumkin
15 minute healthy roasted chicken and veggies via Gimme Delicious
Asian roasted carrots and broccoli via Damn Delicious
Creamy chicken quinoa and broccoli casserole via Pinch of Yum
Oil-free rainbow roasted vegetables via Simple Vegan Blog
Broccoli and cheese stuffed spaghetti squash via Domestic Superhero
Chicken and broccoli stir-fry via Dinner the Zoo
Broccoli, ham and mozzeralla baked with eggs via Kalyns Kitchen
Vegan broccoli cheese soup via Pancake Warriors
Clean eating raw broccoli balls (raw, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free and paleo-friendly) via The Healthy Family and Home
Simply broccoli soup via Not Enough Cinnamon
Coconut curry broccoli soup via The Harvest Kitchen
Weight-loss creamy cauliflower and broccoli soup via Skinny Mom
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Bretta Riches
BSc Neurobiology; MSc Biomechanics candidate, ultra minimalist runner & founder of RunForefoot. I was a heel striker, always injured. I was inspired by the great Tirunesh Dibaba to try forefoot running. Now, I'm injury free. This is why I launched Run Forefoot, to advocate the health & performance benefits of forefoot running and to raise awareness on the dangers of heel striking, because the world needs to know.