HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Liquid nutrition such as sports drinks, milk, smoothies or juice can meet that need. Or, salty snacks such as pretzels or crackers are highly tolerated too. Dried or fresh fruit, rice cakes, graham crackers or fig bars also provide a quick-digesting fuel source.

Detailed explanation-2: -This should be a meal between 300-500 calories about 3-5 hours before a game, and a light snack 1-2 hours before kickoff. The meal should mostly contain easily digested carbohydrates (which translate into energy), small amounts of fat, fiber, and protein.

Detailed explanation-3: -The training diet should be comprised of 55-65% carbohydrate, 12-15% protein and less than 30% fat. The goal of the training diet is to provide adequate energy for weight maintenance, and 7-10 g of carbohydrate per kg body weight for maximizing glycogen storage.