Why Sarah Bern Thinks Beans Deserve a Place in Every Athlete’s Diet

Bang in Some Beans: Protein for Performance

Bang in Some Beans: Protein for Performance geoff 17 March 2026 Did you know beans can boost athletic performance and recovery?England Rugby World Cup winner Sarah Bern explains why and shares insights on elite performance in our latest Bang in Some Beans podcast.We also hear from Jeffrey Boadi, a semi-professional footballer and tennis player who went plant-based eight years ago and author of Plant Fuel: 80 Easy and Energising Recipes Packed wi…

Why Sarah Bern Thinks Beans Deserve a Place in Every Athlete’s Diet

There are some foods that arrive with a trumpet fanfare, a glossy advert and a price tag that suggests they were assembled by aerospace engineers. Then there are beans. Plain, sturdy, deeply unfashionable beans. And yet Sarah Bern is backing them with the sort of conviction usually reserved for front-row scrums and winning collisions, arguing that one of the simplest foods in the cupboard may also be one of the most useful. For an elite athlete,…