Recipes for Athletes

We provide many great recipes for athletes and cooking ideas.

There is a little bit of everything here for those interested in performing casual cooking on the weekends or for your executive soo chef.

There are a lot of quick and easy cooking recipes for athletes available that allow athletes to maintain and improve their performance in sports competitions.

Athletes should not eat junk food before or after sports activities. Younger kids age 4-7 love to have snacks after summer sports. Make sure the food is healthy. Kids age 8-18 don’t normally have snacks after summer sports, but make sure they limit the intake of fast food. Make sure kids eat healthy alternatives like organic deli meats and cheeses.
Athletes should replenish themsleves with plenty of water. Younger kids age 4-7 like to drink juice boxes. Make sure the kids are not drinking drinks with a lot of sugar. Kids age 8-18 should be replenishing their body with water or gatorade type drinks during extreme heat conditions.
Athletes should eat natural foods like granola bars, peanut butter bars, fruits, nuts, vegetables and lean proteins. These types of foods allow the body to build and store energy for super impact athletic endeavors.

Eating healthy and nutritious is always a great way to replenish your body to maintain peak energy and stamina during practice and games.

Research continues to show that it is extremely important to stay consistent with food choices.

Here are some examples for athletes to stay lean:

Breakfast

Egg Beaters with Whole Wheat Toast
Protein shake with Skim milk and a banana
Grape nuts and skim milk with protein powder sprinkled on top

Lunch

Salads with Lean Proteins. be careful not to smother the salad with a lot of dressing
Tuna Fish made with small amount of fat free or lite mayonaise
Fish with Sweet Potatoes. Make a lot of mashed sweet potatoes ahead of time and divide them up for the week

Dinner