It feels especially gratifying as the “performance food” industry feels like it’s gotten out of hand. New products seem to appear every day insisting that you optimize some aspect of your existence, that you shouldn’t dare eat without considering your gains or brain fog or circadian rhythm. Everything has adaptogens, which, what even are those? I recently saw a bottled iced coffee that boasted 20 grams of protein, which is like if you blended chicken leg into your morning latte.
St. Pierre and her husband are dairy farmers in Vermont, so it makes sense that she’d partner up with another local dairy; Cabot Creamery is a farmer-owned cooperative, which uses milk from its member farms to make its products. “My family’s farm has been working with Cabot for many years,” she said in a 2021 Instagram post. St. Pierre has also done ads for the Dairy Farmers of America, and can regularly be seen drinking milk.
Cheese does feel like a legitimately good post workout snack. An ounce of cheddar cheese has about 7 grams of protein, while Parmigiano Reggiano has 11 grams, and both probably taste a lot better than whatever chalky protein bars are at the checkout counter. Which is great news for me, as I frequently eat far more than one ounce of cheese while watching the Olympics. I’m pretty sure that’s the same thing as training.