Dietary issues give Cadogan plenty of food for thought

Back in February, Eoin Cadogan said his piece. Frustrated, the usually mild-mannered dual player spared his chest of a gripe on Twitter.

He posted: “Pisses me off the price of the healthy options in service stations like fruit bowls, salads & then you can pick up s*** food for half price.”

In Dublin that day, he hadn’t eaten as well as he would have liked and after turning the car for Cork had stopped to grab a bite, only to be left disappointed.

“When you’re training hard you have to be eating well and coming down the road and pulling into a petrol station you can pick up a coffee, a muffin, a chocolate bar for nothing yet you go for a salad or a fruit pot and it’s €5 or €6. I don’t know, are we trying to promote the wrong things? You’d like to think you’re promoting healthy living more so than eating a muffin. Unfortunately, there are a lot of reps calling in and as a nation it’s about taking the easy option instead of going with something better for you.”

Ulster Rugby’s strength and conditioning coach, Cork native Kevin Geary, had no sympathy for Cadogan, advising him he had “failed to prepare” and should have organised pre-packed meals.

“He was dead right,” says the Douglas man. “I have actually started doing that if I know I’m being tied up for the day.”……… see more at :- http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/dietary-issues-give-cadogan-plenty-of-food-for-thought-294237.html