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Here is a sample daily menu for one player, provided by the Redskins' team nutritionist. It totals about 4,200 calories.

 

Pre-workout, 8 a.m.

 

2 cups of whole-grain cereal with 1 cup skim or 1 percent milk

1 banana

16 ounces of water

 

Post-workout, within 30 minutes

 

Recovery shake or 16 ounces of low-fat chocolate milk

Lots of water to rehydrate

 

Breakfast, 11 a.m.

 

Oatmeal: 1 cup of dry oats plus 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of raisins, 2 tablespoons of walnuts and skim or 1 percent milk

4 egg whites with vegetables

2 cups of mixed fresh fruit

16 ounces of water

 

Lunch, 2 p.m.

 

Turkey, roast beef or ham and cheese on whole-wheat bread with tomato and lettuce

1 cup of coleslaw or 2 cups of vegetable soup

Apple or orange

16 ounces of skim or 1 percent milk

 

Afternoon snack, 5 p.m.

 

Yogurt parfait: 1 cup of yogurt, 1/2 cup of granola and 1/2 cup of berries

 

Dinner, 8 p.m.

 

8 ounces of grilled chicken breast or fish 1 large sweet potato or 2 cups of roasted red potatoes

2 cups of cooked vegetables or mixed salad with an olive-oil-based dressing

16 ounces of water or unsweetened tea

 

Evening snack, 11 p.m.

 

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich: 2 slices of whole-wheat bread with 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and 2 tablespoons of all-fruit jam

16 ounces of skim or 1 percent milk

 

SOURCE: Registered dietitian Jane Jakubczak

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