Coping Skills
What is something you can do when you're feeling anxious and it's time to eat a meal or snack?
Talk to someone, do some breathing exercises, take a quick 2 minute reset break, etc
This is the country where French fries were invented.
What is an Belgium?
Which of these foods is a fiber superstar: Raspberries, White Rice, or Chicken?
What are raspberries (berries are very high in fiber)?
What do we call the tiny "building blocks" that make up proteins?
What are amino acids?
True or False: Protein should be the major source of calories in an athlete's diet.
False. Carbohydrates should be the main source, while protein is for repair.
Name 2 unhelpful coping skills
What is the #1 best-selling chocolate bar?
Snickers.
True or False: Meat and dairy products are good sources of dietary fiber.
False. Fiber is only found in plant-based foods.
True or false: Your body can't store protein like it stores fat or carbohydrates, so you need to eat some every day.
True, excess protein is lost in your urine.
What percentage of body weight loss due to dehydration can begin to negatively impact performance?
What is 2%?
Name two positive coping skills
Using a fidget toy, deep belly breaths, using temperature, talking to someone
What popular candy was originally sold as medicine?
Altoids (as intestinal lozenges)
True or False: Blending fruit into a smoothie removes all the fiber.
False. Blending breaks down fiber, but it is still present; however, juicing(removing pulp) destroys it
Which US Founding Father is credited with being the first American to write about producing tofu?
Benjamin Franklin He sent samples of soybeans to botanist John Bartram in 1770, referring to it as "cheese" from China.
Which mineral is essential for transporting oxygen to muscles, particularly for endurance athletes?
What is iron?
What is your favorite coping skill to use
What color were carrots before the 17th century?
What is purple?
Which of these is a known "champion" vegetable for fiber content?
What are artichokes?
True or false, edamame are a plant source of complete protein?
True
True or False: Water makes up less than 40% of the human body.
False. Water makes up over 60% of the body.
In this scenario, is Tom using a positive or a negative coping skill:
Tom knew that his mom was making eggplant parmesan for dinner, a dish he had not had in a long time, which made him anxious. When Tom received his plate he found himself talking and joking with his sister do delay eating, only taking very tiny bites of his food every few minutes.
Tom was using delaying and tiny bites to avoid eating the dish he was feeling anxious about.
True or False: Peanuts are not technically nuts.
True (they are legumes).
What are 2 of the benefits of eating fiber in your diet?
What is the name of the protein that makes up our hair and nails?
What is Keratin?
Why is chocolate milk often recommended as a good post game snack to support recovery?
It is a good source of protein and carbohydrates, to replenish energy and support muscle repair