Did Einstein ever eat pumpkin seeds and smoothies?

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Training venues are falling over themselves to offer what some call 'brain food'. All well and good, but does feasting on raw nuts and goats cheese really boost performance?

Could this be the year of training venue brain food? Well it's looking that way as more and more venue operators promise they will offer food that will boost delegates' brain power to heights unseen since The Golden Shot. In case you've forgotten, or weren't alive at the time, this was a 1970s TV quiz show, which featured questions as difficult as "What's Bob Monkhouse's first name".

But I digress. Brain food is fast becoming training venue speak for dishes dominated by vegetables, pulses, fruit and fish, served mostly raw - though in the case offish, preferably baked.

Another operator, The Training Camp, has even issued its "dietary secrets to study success" tip sheet. This includes time-worn classics such as: "Rather than turning to a biscuit or chocolate bar when you feel a bit peckish, try fruit smoothies, pumpkin seeds, oatmeal bars and mixed nuts."

Well I always say there's nothing...