FOOD FACTS
This vegetable, often served mashed, has lots of Vitamin C and potassium.
What is a potato?
What is 30-60 minutes?
This fruit with a yellow peel is high in potassium and is the most popular fruit in the U.S.
What is banana?
Increase perceived effort for activity, increased heart rate, decreased ability to handle heat, decreased sport performance, increased risk of cramping are all implications of ___________.
What is dehydration?
What is False?
This is the only state in the US that grows coffee beans and grows a third of the world's supply of pineapples.
What is Hawaii?
Our bodies autoimmune reaction to injury, infection, exercise, or toxins in order to heal itself.
What is inflammation?
Some foods can be pro-inflammatory and some are anti-inflammatory.
Anti-inflammatory foods: fish, olive oil, avocado, nuts, and seeds.
There are many varieties of this white vegetable including shitake and portobello.
What is a mushroom?
This food is 88% water. It is also a great source of protein and calcium.
What is yogurt?
Prior to training/competition: Athletes need to consume adequate carbohydrates to optimize these carbohydrate stores in the liver and muscle.
What is glycogen?
This food in the milk/dairy group contains live cultures and can be whipped, mixed with fruit, blended in a smoothie, or frozen.
What is yogurt?
What is
Replenish - muscle glycogen following training
Repair - and regenerate skeletal muscle w/ high quality protein
Reinforce - muscle cells, immune function, and central nervous system function w/ anti-oxidant rich foods
Rehydrate - with fluids
What is tomato?
They regulate hydration, muscle and nerve function, and acid base balance.
What are electrolytes?
Insufficient amount of this macronutrient leads to decreased ability to sustain heavy loads, high intensity exercise, mood state, mental acuity, and power output during high intensity performance.
What is carbohydrate?
This is the most expensive spice (by weight) in the world.
What is saffron?
What is 15-30 grams?
This is another name for dried plums. Which contains natural laxatives and sorbitol (carbohydrate called a sugar alcohol), which can be used to treat digestive related problems, and have been historically used to treat constipation.
What is a prune?
Name 2 major electrolytes.
What is
Sodium
Potassium
Calcium
Chloride?
Foods high in ________ & ________ slow down digestion and may cause stomach distress if consumed too close to competition/training.
What are Fiber & Fat?
Spicy or acidic foods eaten too close to competition may also lead to indigestion and heartburn.
This food is a great substitute for butter or oil when baking, and was the first food eaten in space.
What is apple sauce?
It takes ___-___hours to fully replace your glycogen stores if they’ve been completely depleted, and your muscles are responsive to protein for ___-___ (the same) hours after a resistance training session.
What is 24-48 hours?
Recovery is continuous. Continue eating well-balanced meals and snacks throughout the rest of the day for optimal recovery.
This green vegetable, often eaten raw on salads, and served almost daily at the LP USOPC, contains high amounts of Vitamin C.
What is broccoli?
What is 16-24 oz?
ex) 2 lbs lost = 2 x 16oz water bottles
What is caffeine?