Friday Night Meal:
Salad (no thick dressings)
Pasta: As with other grain-based foods, whole-grain pasta supplies more nutrition, yields longer-lasting energy, and promotes less fat storage than regular pasta.
Lean meat: Lean beef, steak and roast are good choices. If you choose chicken, the breast (no skin) is leaner than the dark meat.
Lots of Water: No juice, sodas or tea
Athlete Saturday Morning Meal:
Eat a light, healthy breakfast before 7 a.m.
Options include:Waffles/Pancakes - no butter or syrup, dry cereal (unsweetened), cereal bar, dry bagels, fruit (small amount). Try to avoid: biscuits, meat, juice, milk and/or dairy products (including yogurt)
Athlete Food/Drink During the Meet:
Pasta, lean chicken (baked or grilled), PB&J Sandwiches (on wheat), granola bars, fresh or dried fruit, trail mix, Water. Snacks are most beneficial if consumed within 15 minutes of an event.
Try to avoid:
Cheese, Mayo, fried foods, junk food, chips, and processed meats and only use Gatorade after competing.
About the Author
As a youth, Jerome Warren participated in track, wrestling, and football. His competitive spirit and compassion for sports allowed him to be on championship teams as well as receive individual honors such as All-County and All-Conference.
His passion for developing young people has been visible through his years of dedication as a youth football coach. Jerome is a Registered Respiratory Therapist, a Certified Wellness Coach and serves as a Health Educator at a major medical center.
Jerome believes that lessons learned early in life tend to last for a lifetime. This belief drove Jerome to become licensed by The Health Sciences Academy as an Advanced Sports and Exercise Nutritional Specialist. Armed with this, he will be able to teach healthy nutrition guidelines to our athletes that will be beneficial on and off the track.