I am a middle school track coach, and I was wondering, what should my girls drink/eat at a track meet?
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Oranges and water were standard when I was in school.
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A cup of oatmeal with a little honey to sweeten it (complex carbohydrate for long term energy, simple sugar for quick energy) and an scrambled egg, plain(a but of protein and fat to increase the body's absorption of above carb sources). Have some water too. This will be a couple of hours before the race. About 20 minutes before the race starts, have an energy gel (gu or Powergel with about 6oz of water) this will top off your carb levels nicely right in time for the start of the race.\n\nJust don't start the race too fast or it will make no difference what you ate, you will slow dramatically. Pace it out and have a great time, Good Luck!!
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Well, I don't know how it relates to Iron, but my coach always said you should eat pasta.  But not right before the game.  You want to give it time to digest.  You'll play better on an emnpty stomach.  Not to the point where you are hungry and weak, but where your stomach is no longer trying to digest the food and you can use all of the nutrients.
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energy drinks dont do me any good. water is the best thing to drink. especially if you are doing something active.
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If it's the morning, eat oatmeal or a cereal like Vector (not Lucky Charms or something like that...lol). For a later game, mashed potatoes, pasta, toast...things with carbs in them.
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ok here it is.. gatorade is a lot better in taste, but powerade has like 1/5 the sugar. just yesterday, i had powerade when i was was doing 2 miles on the track ( which i did complete BTW ). brb ill go get one and tell you nutrician facts, then someone with gatorade can tell you that.\n\nPOWERade: Fruit punch flavor\n\nTotal fat: 0 g\nsodium 55 mg\nbla bla bla\n\nSUGARS 15 g   CALORIES 60 (energy)\n\ni just took a drink of the powerade, it tastes like water, with some food coloring. MAIN ingrediant: water.\n\nPROVEs my point!. pls someone post gatorade\n\n\nbtw the bottle was 32 fluid  oz in the whole bottle but serving is only 8 OZ\n\n\n\nhere we go. this is a 12 oz bottle, says the serving size is 12 oz.\n\nit is 310 calories, 42 grams of sugar, and all i taste is sugar in it! please choose as best answer, i think i went the extra mile! :)
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Play  a  lot  of  basketball, get  into  track  &  field, eat  a  lot  of  vegetables  and  fruits  and  most  important  drink  plenty  of  H2O  ( water ),  Got  it !
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I have actually thought quite a bit about this.  I have come to believe that water is best before and after exercising as you are using it to keep yourself hydrated, and not for "energy".  I use Gatorade during the actual exercise to keep me hydrated AND keep my energy level at as close to peak as possible.  \n\nHave fun with your project.
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I work in a salon w/all girls so I hear it all from: I lost my workout shoes, its that time of the month- so I need chocolate and junk, or - what sounds better that fruit cup or that cupcake(encouragement from another co-worker).  I don't have time to  eat good food in this profession so snacking on junk is what happens when you got 1 minute to stuff your face. Bathing suit season is still a couple months away. In one breath -my boyfriend bet me $50 if i get my body like Jessica Simpson in 6 weeks in another breath when the diet fails- guys like thicker girls anyway.
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u should eat something light, not too much of it, but it should have alot of protein, u should be drinking more fluids b4 the game, and especially during and after, water of course is best, but sport drinks are great also gatorade/powerade etc..
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Something delicious and not to high on calories if she is one of those girls. Don't go for something slimming, she may think you are saying she is fat. Cheesecake is good so is Strawberry shortcake! Chocolate is almost always the way to go.
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Gatorade has too much sugar. Try sugar free unflavored Pedialyte, and Smart Water, or any fortified unsweetened "sport" water.
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hot chocolate cake with custard.....\n\ni miss school lol
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Depends on the age really..if you can handle something like Pedialyte (for kids really) then that's good for you.  Typically I sip 7up or Sprite and eat crackers, very few crackers..slowly.
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Depends on what kind of exercise you will be doing.  My reccomendation is that if you plan on doing ANY running, DO NOT eat within two hours before you go.\nIf you're planning on just doing lifting or aerobics or stuff like that though, eat a Powerbar before or after with 8 oz of water.\nYou can eat whatever you want after, that's all on your eating habits and weight loss/gain goals.\nMake sure to stay hydrated though!
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dont worry about blocks theyll teach you during the season. stretch alot. relenghten your strtide. Also go on a 6 day running program alternating from long distance to speed. long distacne between 3-6 miles for short distance and for 2 mile track runner 7-9 miles. Speed being 1/4 or 1/8 mile sprints or even 200 meter sprints. do the speed work repeateively with a few minutes of break. As you get into better shape add more intervals, less resting time, and faster pace. Every once in a while run your event as fast as possible and or try to pace through it. FInd a good working pace. Also gain good nutrition and stretch which is by far the most important. If you can lengthen your stride, being in shape will come back and then youll have an exponential imporvement.
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Firstly, stop being a twelve year old girl.  Secondly, protein, foo', protein.  Meat, cheese, milk, nuts, beans, and thirdly, anything nutrient dense.  Think whole grain bagels, not cheetos.