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Nutrition
- January
What should swimmers eat?
A swimmer needs about 50 nutrients for top performance. You can get these
nutrients by including the recommended number of servings daily from each food
group and by choosing a variety of foods from each food group.
Training Table Guide
| Milk group: |
4 or more servings. Milk, yogurt, all types of cheeses, ice cream |
| Meat group: |
2 or more servings daily. Meat-beef, veal, pork, lamb, fish
poultry, eggs, dried beans and peas, peanuts, peanut butter. |
| Fruit-vegetable group: |
8 or more servings daily. All fruits and vegetables.
Be sure to include good sources of Vitamin C and Vitamin A |
| Grain Group: |
8 or more servings daily. Whole grains, fortified or enriched
grain products such as oatmeal, breads, waffles, cereals, macaroni, spaghetti, crackers, noodles and rice. |
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