Mens_Health_UK_March_2017

METHOD

Grill the bacon until crisp

then place on kitchen roll.

Meanwhile toast the bread

until golden; packed with

rye and wheat flour, Russian

rye offers multiple complex

carbs to keep you energised

through your bleary-eyed

morning session. Once

toasted, spread both slices

with olive oil. In addition to

its LDL cholesterol-lowering

monounsaturated fats, olive

The Pig-Out

Bacon Sandwich

Time taken: 2 weeks

According to Kyoto University in

Japan, your morning rashers can be

your metabolism’s best friend. It’s

all thanks to coenzyme Q10, which

boasts the crisp benefit of boosting

fat burn by 50%. Scarf this sandwich

an hour before your three weekly

workouts for guilt-free fitness fuel.

INGREDIENTS

SERVES 1

Green Pasture Free Range

Smoked Bacon, 6 rashers,

fat trimmed

The Bread Factory Russian

Rye, 2 slices

Filippo Berio Extra Virgin

Olive Oil, 1tbsp

Walden Farms Tomato

Ketchup, 1tbsp

oil is proven to keep you

satiated longer than other

dietary fats, according to the

Universities of Munich and

Vienna. Finish with a healthy

dollop of Walden Farms

ketchup, containing 2.5 fewer

grams of sugar than your HP

sauce. Just try not to look too

smug as you head to the gym.

PHOTOGRAPHY: AGATA PEC AT HEARST STUDIOS, GETTY, ALAMY | FOOD STYLING: TAMARA VOS | DRESSING GOWN COURTESY OF THE WHITE COMPANY

| ILLUSTRATIONS: BEN MOUNSEY