Nutrition Archive

  • What to Eat Before Basketball?


     If you are concerned about when and what to eat before hitting the court, remember to only nibble before you dribble! Avoid eating a huge meal before you play, because you don’t want to feel bloated and weighed down by your food. Nibble on healthy, high energy foods throughout the day that contain carbohydrates. Fruit [...]

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  • What to Eat Before a Football game?


      Knowing when and what to eat before playing football can be complicated. You want to stick to high carbohydrate foods throughout the day that will help increase your energy levels. Many people are under the assumption that throwing back a plate of pasta a few minutes before you play will help improve your game, but [...]

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  • What to Eat Before Hockey?


      If you are stuck wondering if you should eat anything before your big game, or skate on an empty stomach, remember that your body is fueled by what you eat. Of course there are things you definitely want to avoid before hitting the rink, like high fat foods, greasy foods, and most fast foods. These [...]

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  • What to Eat Before Practice


     Though you may not be as concerned about what you are eating before your practice as before your big game, it is important. Practice makes perfect right, and the same goes when figuring out exactly what you should eat on practice day. Eating healthy all the time is of course your best choice, but if [...]

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  • What To Eat Before The Big Game


     It can be very tricky to decide if and when before a big game you should eat, and if you do eat, what would help to improve your game. Logically, you shouldn’t be sitting down to a three course meal twenty minutes before the puck drops, but eating a quick granola or energy bar about [...]

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  • High Energy Foods


      If you are feeling lazy or just want to give yourself an edge for the big game, here are some high energy foods that can really help to boost your energy levels. The first, rice bran, is the by product of a rice milling process that is often found in breakfast cereals and enriched [...]

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  • High Protein Foods


     If you are looking to add more protein to your diet, it can be hard to know which foods you should be eating. It is recommended that you multiply your body weight in pounds by .37 (or kilograms by .8) to find the minimum grams of protein you should be eating in a day. Eating [...]

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