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C . . FOR YOUR TABLE EAT LIKE A CHAMPION Football Australia’s head chef Vini Capovilla on the feel-good food fuelling the Matildas at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. BY VINI CAPOVILLA PHOTOGRAPHY ANDY LEWIS STYLING WARREN MENDES FOOD PREPARATION TINA MCLEISH am the luckiest person in the world, and | have the best job ever. | have been working for the Australian national teams for the past.10 years, and | am privileged to have worked for the Matildas for the past eight years — since the 2016 Rio Olympic Games qualifiers. | love that, besides the attention to the nutritional performance, my job also focuses on player and staff wellbeing. In our dining room, the players and staff can connect with each other, share stories and enjoy like a family. | love to make mealtimes a wellness moment and the dining room a welcoming environment. The building blocks for healthy eating depend on the person’s physical performance, activity intensity, body and nutritional objectives. If we are talking about elite athletes, like the Matildas, we have to focus on the readiness for training and games and, more importantly, the recovery. The daily intake should be a balanced diet with vegetables, high-quality proteins, like pulses, fish, eggs or chicken, and wholegrain carbohydrates. For matches and pre-+raining, easy-absorption carbohydrates like rice, bread, potato, fruits and breakfast cereals are important. For anyone else looking to get healthy, there is very easy advice | always give: the plate method. Divide your plate into four parts: two parts should comprise vegetables and leaves such as zucchini, broccoli, spinach, kale, peas and salad. One part - should be protein, like pulses, fish, egg or chicken. The last part . should be carbohydrates, like sweet potato, quinoa, wholegrain tice or wraps. You can then transform those ingredients into whatever you want — a full plate, three small appetisers, a sandwich or a wrap. These recipes, which use the plate method, are a look inside my 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kitchen. | am a ceviche lover. It is-so_simple, just a few ingredients in synergy to bring out the best of each. This is the inspiration behind my tuna poke bowl. In winter, | love to cook with sweet potato, especially roasted on the barbecue or in the oven. My miso salmon goes with it so well. For meatfree options, try my coconut chickpea curry or vegetarian yakisoba for a balanced weeknight dinner. > FOOTBALL AUSTRALIA / MATILDAS.COM.AU COSTCO CONNECTION JUL/AUG 2023 | 61 eer ernT ry er ar yn
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