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Sep, 2013

Pre, Halftime & Post Game Snacks

Pre-game and Pre-Training Snack Suggestions (1-2 hours before):

Water 

  •   Whole-grain bread, crackers, tortillas, or pretzels
  •   Cereal (as long as it's not high in sugar)
  •   Enriched pasta or brown rice
  •   Plain popcorn
  •   Low-fat cheese, yogurt, pudding or milk
  •   Turkey, chicken, tofu
  •   Apples, bananas, pears, oranges
  •   Carrots, sugar snap peas, cucumbers

Avoid fatty foods and extra-sweet foods:  soda, candy and sports drinks

Halftime Snack Suggestions: 

Water (during game too)

Bananas (cut in half)

Grapes

Melons (including watermelon) - small slices

Apple wedges (sprinkle with orange juice to prevent browning)

 

Post-game and Post-Training Snack Suggestions:

Water

Sports Drinks (if players have been sweating a lot)

Milk (including chocolate milk)

100% Fruit Juice

  • Fresh fruit (see list above) or applesauce
  • Fruit frozen into kabobs or pops
  • Dried fruit, including leathers or roll-ups made with 100% fruit
  • Fruit-flavored gelatin
  • Granola bars, but watch out for high calorie, fat, and sugar content
  • Cookies. Best choices are fig bars, oatmeal cookies, animal crackers
  • Crackers or bagels. Opt for whole-grain versions if you can; top with peanut butter, cheese or cream cheese
  • Yogurt
  • Pudding
  • String cheese
  • Popcorn, pretzels, baked chips
  • Muffins (low-fat)
  • Trail mix (with dried fruit instead of candy; beware nut allergies)

Please also include napkins/hand wipes and a large garbage bag for trash and please be aware that we do have a player with an allergy to tree nuts. As always, please have your player responsible for her own water supply.