Nutrition: Top Tips for Making a Better Sandwich
Nutrition: Top Tips for Making a Better Sandwich
By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN
I’m often asked what is the “best” food for young swimmers. My response? A sandwich! Sandwiches are easy to make, taste great, portable, and can supply carbohydrate, protein, and fat – nutrients needed by young swimmers.
What makes a truly great sandwich? In one survey, 42% of people said the bread is most important ingredient in a sandwich. Yet, I hear from many parents that they think they should eliminate bread, wrongly assuming it contributes to empty calories.
Yanni Papanikoloau, a researcher from Toronto, Canada studied the contribution that grain foods, including both whole- and enriched-grain breads, made to nutrient intakes.
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