During the afternoon session we were back at school in the newly refurbished block. Mrs Stead worked with us to help us think more about food, nutrition and goal setting.
We learnt that if we put in good food, we get a good result.
There are two things we need to consider when choosing good foods - does it allow us to grow and will it help us to recover?
We learnt that we need to eat a variety of foods from the major food groups:
We learnt that apples and pears are high in acid and may not be the best thing to eat prior to training. Bananas are the best fruit to eat - they give you energy within 20 minutes and can last through an hour of sport.
If you have an important event or game, it is really important to have breakfast, snacks and main meals planned around exercise. For example, if you have a game at 9:00am, your main meal should be finished by 7:00am, and then you can have a snack (such as a muffin, muesli bar or banana) about 30 minutes before the event.
It is also important to eat within 20 minutes of a game or sport, and to drink a lot of water.
We learnt that if we put in good food, we get a good result.
There are two things we need to consider when choosing good foods - does it allow us to grow and will it help us to recover?
We learnt that we need to eat a variety of foods from the major food groups:
- Protein (eggs, lean meat, fish, tofu)
- Carbohydrates (starchy vegetables, grains, seeds, bread, bananas, lollies)
- Fruit and vegetables
- Dairy (milk, cheese, milk, yoghurt, cream)
We learnt that apples and pears are high in acid and may not be the best thing to eat prior to training. Bananas are the best fruit to eat - they give you energy within 20 minutes and can last through an hour of sport.
If you have an important event or game, it is really important to have breakfast, snacks and main meals planned around exercise. For example, if you have a game at 9:00am, your main meal should be finished by 7:00am, and then you can have a snack (such as a muffin, muesli bar or banana) about 30 minutes before the event.
It is also important to eat within 20 minutes of a game or sport, and to drink a lot of water.