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    WHAT SPORTS NUTRITIONISTS really EAT

    Dec 24, 2019 5 minutes
    Words: Jane Murphy

    THE VEGGIE

    ANITA BEAN

    Having worked in the NHS and Dairy Council, registered nutritionist Anita set up her Surrey consultancy in 1990, specialising in sport and exercise nutrition. Her vast and varied client list has included the British Olympic Association, Swim England, Olympic athletes and celebrities. A lifelong vegetarian and former bodybuilding champion, Anita now keep fits with yoga, strength and conditioning workouts, running, cycling and swimming. Her latest book, Vegetarian Meals in 30 Minutes (Bloomsbury Sport, £16.99), is published on December 26.

    ‘There is a growing number of high-profile sports stars who have adopted a meat-free diet’

    Q WAS IT DIFFICULT GROWING UP VEGETARIAN IN THE 1960s AND 1970s?

    ‘It wasn’t easy. School dinnertime was a nightmare as I couldn’t eat the same food as my friends and had to queue up for a plate of grated cheese! Vegetarianism was practically unheard of in those days and people assumed there was something wrong with me

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