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All Day Event Food Suggestions
Athletes should consider the amount of time between eating and performance when choosing foods at all day events. Suggested pre-event foods include the following:
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1 Hour or Less Before
- fruit and vegetable juices such as orange, tomato or V8 juices, and/or
- fresh fruit such as apples, watermelon, peaches, grapes or oranges
3-4 Hours Before
- fruit juices or fresh fruit, and
- breads, bagels or muffins, and a light spread of peanut butter or cheese for breads, or
- a light spread of cream cheese or butter for bagels and/or
- bowl of cereal with low fat milk
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2-3 Hours Before
- fruit juices and fresh fruit, and/or
- breads, bagels or muffins with a limited amount of butter or cream cheese
4 or More Hours Before
- sandwich with 2 slices of bread and two ounces of lean meat, and
- fresh fruit, and
- fresh vegetables, and
- low fat milk
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