Nuts Magazine creates the ultimate cooking guide for real men- The Nuts MenU

Nuts Magazine the leading men’s magazine and voice of the modern British male has created the Nuts MenU- the indispensible guide for young men on what to eat to help deal with the toughest of everyday REAL male situations.

The Nuts MenU is not about complicated diet regimes but food which directly improves performance in key situations that are relevant to the modern man. These situations break down into 5 key areas; Energy; Concentration & Performance; Libido; Ageing and Body Hygiene.

The boffins at Nuts with the help of renowned nutritionist Nigel Denby RD then devised dishes that would help men deal with these pressing issues within these categories. These include meals to help you succeed at work, drinks to keep the gas away and even how to make great British dishes such as the Cornish Pastie make you clever!

For example:

Need to feel you’re fittest for that crunch Sunday League game but had a few too many the night before?

Why not try a minute steak and fresh black olive aioli breakfast rich in iron to beat fatigue and high in B Vitamins to boost energy metabolism. The combination of nutrients like zinc, vitamin C and magnesium help make sure nothing gets in the way of your performance on the field.

Need to get rid of the girlfriend’s unwanted “headache”?

Don’t go for the obvious oysters and truffles but for glazed pork and a carrot, potato and watercress salad? The pork is a great source of Vitamin B6 which helps raise happiness hormone levels, carrots are a known, ancient aphrodisiac and watercress and potatoes are rich in magnesium needed for hormone regulation and muscle control!

Worried the nights out have taken their toll and you look like your dad 20 years too early?!

Make a liver and olive pate served with berry compote. Liver is high in nucleotides needed to help the body reproduce new cells whilst blueberries and other deep coloured berries, are rich in anthocyanins which help to support blood capillaries and collagen fibres, keeping wrinkles at bay.

Want to stay up all night and finish Call of DutyIV on Xbox Live?

Get the boys round “Jamie Oliver style” and prepare a delicious pear, walnut and chicken salad. Chicken contains Tyrosine which our brains use to produce dopamine and noradrenalin. These in turn help concentration and to keep focus. Walnuts high in Omega-3 essential fatty acids help aid better cognitive function and pears not only taste great but US research suggests that Boron, a mineral found in pears, helps electrical activity in the human brain.

Got a bad case of gas before the girlfriend comes round?

Get on the herbal teas and try making your own fennel and ginger tea. The fennel and ginger will calm the gut right down and make sure you’ve got a scent free home for her visit.

The Nuts Magazine MenU addresses all these problems with easy to make recipes, useful and practical nutritional information and uses a mix of known and a few less well known ingredients. The MenU also turns its attention to local traditional dishes with a few great MenU twists on regional favourites. These include a clever Cornish pastie (great for the brain), a welsh rarebit that keeps flatulence at bay and a Lancashire hotpot that’s good for the skin!

Nuts Editor-At-Large Pete Cashmore says,

“You don’t have to be a Bridget Jones-reading salad-leaf-nibbling freak to be interested in diet, and the Nuts MenU shows you that the nosh that you nosh can directly affect your everyday life – for the better! Some of the ingredients may seem a little odd – in fact, they sound flipping weird – but this is nevertheless essential reading for all blokes who are looking to better themselves, and get a quick snack in as they do so.”

For a full and free list of all the Nuts MenU recipes and tips check out www.nuts.co.uk/nutsmenu