Soups

Spicy lentil and carrot soup is a lovely quick soup to make – full of protein rich lentils and veg. It has a rich flavour that will have you wanting more. It’s a great option for a quick meal if you’re in from a run and happen to have a bag of carrots lying around. It’s also incredibly cheap to make. Play around with the spice mix to suit taste. You probably don’t want to use too much more cumin, but if you want to really spice it up, just up the chilli flakes.

I’m a big fan of soup. Leek and potato soup is fast and easy to make, cheap as chips and to top it off, very very tasty. I make the lazy version of this – there’s less prep and using potatoes with the skin left on is healthier with more iron, potassium and fibre. This needs to be made fresh

If I’m training for a long race, this means I’m tired a lot of the time. Especially now, I’m conscious of the need for healthy nutritious food to keep me going and to help with recovery. Minestrone soup is a good balance of carbs and protein and with vegetables thrown in for good measure. What I love about making a big batch of minestrone is it can last for a few days and/or can be frozen. If freezing, you’ll want to leave out any of the last minutes additions like pasta and cook this fresh when you reheat the soup.