Meet day nutrition

[Cascade]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what would be the best meal for my daughter (breakfast) on a meet day. She would typically be rising at 6:30 am and beginning warmups at 8:00 to compete at 8:30. She is not generally a picky eater, so any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and have a great day!

[Geoffrey Taucer]

In order of importance:
-Something she likes
-Something without a lot of sugar
-Something with lots of carbs

Anything that she likes that's low in sugar and high in carbs. And yes, the part about her liking it is important, especially for girls; what sort of mood she's in leaving the house can have as big an impact on how she does as anything else.

I always had blueberry pancakes before leaving for state meets; my dad makes the most delicious pancakes, as well as this absolutely amazing sauce to go on top of them (I don't know the exact recipe, but I know it involves yogurt, bananas, honey, and orange juice -- I know it doesn't sound that appetizing, but it's absolutely declicious).

[JBS]

The night before...pasta.

The morning....Cheerios and bananas.

The important thing is that she is eating something.

[audra]

I always felt I needed some protein, I would eat plain scrambled eggs, toast, and Orange Juice. If it is a long meet it is good to have some snack with them also- such as a Banana, or Orange. Staying away from sugar in the morning is best.

[xstitchcarina]

Never thought of nutrients for kids in that way. We don't have generally long meets, and we can bring bread, or whatever. But when I think of her Saturday morning trainings, yesterday she was so grumpy after an hour, she still had a half hour to go, was tired, they really had them work yesterday. So maybe I should give her something else in the morning to eat.

She doesn't like cereal though and isn't crazy about banana. She usually has 2 slices of bread with chocolate spread. So not sure what else I should give her to have energy.

[JBS]

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Originally Posted by xstitchcarina She usually has 2 slices of bread with chocolate spread. So not sure what else I should give her to have energy.

You could add some peanut butter to the bread. A peanut butter and chocolate sandwich...sounds good to me.

[xstitchcarina]

Ahhh, nah, she hates penut butter too. She is quite picky. lol I actually love peanut butter. I bought a few peanut butter biscuits and M&M's, which you can't get here in Holland, in Germany while visiting an American Army base and I couldn't get her to taste it.

To be honest chocolate spread and PB, doesn't sound appetizing to me either. But 10 years ago, when I was living on a missionary ship, I never thought I would like PB and jam sandwiches either and now I do.
Any other suggestions?

[JBS]

Fruit and yogurt?

It's really not that important...as long as she's eating something. Just eat junk food in moderation. In the US, we are known for having unhealthy youth. Healthy eating is a lesson that will last a lifetime.

[audra]

As JBS said the most important part is that they are eating, just keep in mind sugar will give a quick rush, and then a quick drop causing a loss of energy.

[xstitchcarina]

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Originally Posted by audra As JBS said the most important part is that they are eating, just keep in mind sugar will give a quick rush, and then a quick drop causing a loss of energy.

So maybe I should give her something else on her sandwiches, that has no sugar in it. Cause she was fine early on, but totally slumped, after an hour.