Foods that work well in Sports Nutrition

The first and most important aspect of sports nutrition is to provide your body with the building blocks of what it needs to perform, i.e. carbohydrates. Potatoes are high in starch and carbohydrates, and they make for the ideal pre event meal choice. You can eat them any way that you would like - baked mashed, pan fried, broiled, etc, but just avoid deep frying them. Pasta is a quick and easy meal and it’s great for sports nutrition preparations. It can be topped with spaghetti sauce or taken plain. Consider mixing the rice with vegetables; add some hot peppers for taste. You should consider foods like oatmeal, porridge and other warm cereal type foods, but again make sure that you check the ingredients. Always top the cereal with low fat milk products, and avoid adding additional sugar. Some confusion surrounds fruit in sports nutrition. While they do have sugar in them, it is natural sugar that allows our bodies to better stay hydrated and to take in the carbohydrates that we need. Your options are many and should include things like oranges, bananas, and apples. In the form of whole fruits, most are easy for your body to digest and will provide the necessary nutrition.