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Wednesday 8 February 2017

Nutrition

#      #2 Lunch

  The nutritional needs of soccer players tend to be higher than most athletes due to the constant motion and requirements of the game. Adequate consumption of all macronutrients – carbs, protein, and fat, will help you maintain your performance. It`s recommended that over the course of a game day, a soccer player`s caloric intake should come from 55 – 65 % corbohydrates, 12 – 15 % protein and less than 30 % fat. However, a recent study found that even professional football players often fail to hit this marks.
  Below is an example of gameday lunch (if the match is at night) for a football team in pre-season stage.

Lunch

  •         Vegetable cream soup with croutons
  •          Grilled chicken fillet
  •          Coocked spaghetti + tomato sauce + parmesan
  •          Boiled rice
  •          Cabbage salad with grated carrots
  •          Steamed vegetables
  •          Banana
  •          Cookies
  •          White bread