Top Nutrition Tips to a Happy Halloween
Top Nutrition Tips to a Happy Halloween
By Chris Rosenbloom, RhD, RDN, CSSN
With Halloween just around the corner, the sugar debate is bound to heat up. We all know we should eat less sugar, but how can young swimmers enjoy Halloween without giving up some fun on October 31?
Ration the fun. Sort your treats into piles for pre-swimming fuel, post-swimming fuel, and just for fun. The pre-swimming fuel treats can include granola bars or peanut butter candies that deliver some complex carbohydrates and protein. Post-swimming treats are the higher sugar treats, like gummy candies, Skittles, and fruit chews. High glycemic index carbohydrates, like those found in high-sugar treats, speed carbohydrates to muscles to replace what was lost in your workout. Just-for-fun treats are the chocolate candy bars that you can have as dessert or a study treat, but try to limit to one treat per day.
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Ration the fun. Sort your treats into piles for pre-swimming fuel, post-swimming fuel, and just for fun. The pre-swimming fuel treats can include granola bars or peanut butter candies that deliver some complex carbohydrates and protein. Post-swimming treats are the higher sugar treats, like gummy candies, Skittles, and fruit chews. High glycemic index carbohydrates, like those found in high-sugar treats, speed carbohydrates to muscles to replace what was lost in your workout. Just-for-fun treats are the chocolate candy bars that you can have as dessert or a study treat, but try to limit to one treat per day.
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