Sports Nutrition

What is the most dominant source of fuel used by athletes?

• Protein
• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Carbohydrates

What is dehydration?

• Too much fluid in the body
• A lack of fluid in the body

What would be a good meal for an athlete to eat before training?

• Rice with chicken
• A pie with chips
• Jelly with iceream

Why is carbohydrate good for sports performance?

• Because it helps produce energy quickly that can be used during performance.
• Because it helps the body produce more water

Post event nutrition is

• What you eat before an event
• What you after an event
• What you eat during an event

After training or performance an athlete needs carbohydrate and protein.
Carbohydrate helps refuel the body.
Protein helps.....

• Rehydrate the body
• Repair damaged muscle tissue
• Realign the spine

The energy in food is measured in

• grams
• carbs
• calories
• percentages

Water is extremely important to your health because it

• makes us sweat
• gives us energy
• is vital in all of the bodies major functions
• is helps make our blood thicker so it can carry more oxygen

Why does an athlete need to be careful about getting too much protein?

• can build too much muscle
• it can dehydrate you
• excess calories from fat

Are protein supplements necessary?

• yes, protein is hard to get enough of.
• yes, they help you get an advantage
• no, they make you too agressive
• no, protein is easy to get from food