Sample meals for athletes

 

Breakfast #1                             Breakfast #2                             Breakfast #3

½ - ¾ cup oatmeal w/ raisins      1 bowl cereal w/ skim or            1 cup yogurt

1 banana                                   1% milk                                    2 slices wheat toast w/ jelly / pb         

1 glass skim or 1% milk             1 banana                                   1 glass orange juice

1 glass orange juice                   1 glass orange juice                   ¼ cup raisins

 

Snack #1                      Snack #2                      Snack #3                      Snack #4

½ cup cut carrots          1 orange                       8-10 wheat crackers      1 apple, sliced w/

1 cup yogurt                  peanut butter

Snack #5                      Snack #6                         Snack #7              

½ cup raspberries          ½ cup strawberries         Sports Bar

 

Lunch #1                                                          Lunch #2

Tuna fish sandwich on wheat bread                    Turkey or roast beef sandwich on wheat bread

1 banana                                                           1 orange

Skim or 1% milk                                                Skim or 1% milk

Water                                                               Water

Tea (hot)                                                          Tea (hot)

 

Lunch #3                                                          Lunch #4

Salad                                                                Chicken pita w/ low fat cheese

Soup w/ wheat crackers                                                1 cup yogurt

Skim or 1% milk                                                Orange, apple or carrot juice

Tea (hot)                                                          Water

 

Dinner #1                                                         Dinner #2

Beans & rice                                                    Vegetable lasagna

Unsweetened iced tea                                       Skim or 1% milk

Water                                                               Water

 

Dinner #3                                                         Dinner #4

Stir fry beef & broccoli                                      Baked or broiled salmon

Rice or egg noodles                                           Baked sweet potato or yam

Skim or 1% milk                                                Green beans w/ almonds

Water                                                               Skim or 1% milk

 

Dinner #5                                                         Dinner #6

Baked chicken                                                  Chili

Green beans w/ almonds                                    Corn bread

Baked potato                                                     Unsweetened iced tea

Skim or 1% milk                                                Water

Water

 

Dinner #7                                                         Dinner #8

Baked or broiled tuna or whitefish                      Pasta w/ vegetable marinara

Green beans w/ almonds                                    Skim or 1% milk

Baked potato or sweet potato                             Water

Unsweetened iced tea

Water