Great Foods for Great Athletes

Great foods for Great Athletes

There are lots of foods that taste great and are healthy. Students often have limited time and limited dollars. Add some of these foods to your regular diet as cost permits

·  Beans: black, kidney, garbanzo, pinto etc…

·  Berries: fresh, dried, canned or frozen without added sugars, organic is best

·  Broccoli: fresh or frozen, steamed or sautéed

·  Oats: oatmeal, granola, muesli, added to cookies or yogurt

·  Oranges: During season, mandarins, tangerines, blood oranges included

·  Pumpkin: add it to muffins, cookies and chili

·  Salmon: canned, fresh, smoked. A little goes a long way

·  Soy: roasted soy nuts, tofu, Tempe, soy drinks, cheese, spreads

·  Spinach: fresh, canned or frozen

·  Tea (green or black)

·  Tomatoes: fresh, canned without added salt, spaghetti sauce, salsa

·  Turkey: skinless, lowfat, light meat, organic, nitrate and nitrite free

·  Walnuts: raw or roasted, add to trail mix, baked goods, cereals

·  Yogurt: start with plain or vanilla, make sure it has live cultures, use it to decrease fat in dressings, spreads and dips and with granola, yogurt, cereal and fruit

·  Peppers: red, green, yellow, you can’t go wrong