Game Day Food (Player)

Hello Readers,

Following my post about game day food, I thought that I would make a post about real game day food, which is the food you should eat when YOU have to play today.  The first thing you must understand is that all good food is essentially made up of three things, fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. Getting the proper amount of each of these things will be key to ensuring that you can play your best when you need to.

Proteins are something that you want to avoid for the most part on game day. There is no doubt they are good for you, just not when you have to play soon. Proteins take a long time and a lot of energy for the body to digest. So not only will your body not have gotten the energy out of the protein by the time it’s time to play, but you will actually be taking away energy that could be used for playing and using it for digestion. So in short, try to stay clear of proteins on game day.

Fats get an extremely bad reputation that’s not always completely deserved. As long as you are eating the right types of fats, and not too much of them, they are great to have in your pregame diet. Arctic peoples have eaten seal fat for thousands of years because it is easy for your body to get energy from and that energy arrives quickly, all of this makes certain fats an essential for your game day (in moderation of course)

Carbohydrates are another great thing to eat on game day. Like fats they are quickly and efficiently turned into energy that can be used by your body. But be careful, sometimes the energy can be used to quickly leaving you feeling sluggish if you ate a meal that had almost all carbs and no other sources of energy.

Serving size depends on your size, how soon you will be competing in comparison to when you eat and the level of intensity of your sport. Your last mean should be eaten about four hours before competition and snacks are okay between your competition. All of these things should help to ensure you preform in the best way possible! (379 words)