Athletes burn a lot of calories from training, and a lot during game time, unless the player is a third string catcher on a baseball team, it's safe to say he can just go to sleep in the dugout. But what's a good food for athletes who burn off a lot of calories? Well it depends, is he or she a cyclist doing the Tour de France? Or is he (more than likely it's a he) a 300 pound offensive lineman, that plays on every down?
Let's take the cyclist, what would he or she should eat? Well, it depends on them personally, but like marathon runners the day before they should be filled with lots of heavy duty carbs, because they'll need that to fuel them. Breads, pasta, meat protein, fibers from greens, lots of water, that kind of foods should be eaten. The offensive lineman, he'll need lots of carbs as well, have you ever seen an offensive lineman go to work? He earns his pay every Sunday, pushing around other 300 pound plus defensive players.
For the weekend athlete, or the amateur league sportsman, he or she will need lots of energy, even if you're just surfing, snowboarding, or hiking, your body is burning a lot of calories, and you need sufficient fuel to burn. Here is what I'd make for a weekend warrior, mind you he or she isn't making millions just to hike, or go surfing.
Breakfast: (if they are going out in the morning)
Scrambled eggs, a piece of lean meat 4 oz., some whole wheat bread, some fresh squeezed juice.
If the person is a vegan, I'll sub the eggs for tofu.
How to make scrambled eggs?
Take 2 large grade AA eggs, place them in a mixing bowl, add about 1 tbsp. of hot sauce for some spice, a dash of black pepper, a dash of salt, and scramble them with a fork or whisk. AA grade eggs are the high standard grade, the yolks are firmer than grades A or B eggs.
Heat up some canola oil in a small nonstick pan over medium high heat, and place the eggs inside, as it cooks, using a rubber spatula, scramble the eggs and cook it, it should be fluffy when done.
For the bread, I'd get an organic whole wheat or all grain bread, toast it and put a light spread over it, if using real butter, use no salted butter, and just a small dab of it.
Using a professional grade juicer, I'd juice apples, oranges, carrots, strawberries, all filled with vitamins, fiber, and minerals, and some form of carbohydrates.
If the warriors are heading out afternoon, and they don't want to eat breakfast foods, here's what I'd make them.
I'd boil some pasta noodles, any kind.
Make a very lean sauce, using canned tomato sauce, and caned diced tomatoes, fresh basil, and garlic, and ground turkey, this should be good for them. If turkey isn't good becauce they're vegans, again I'd sub the turkey for tofu. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste, maybe add some olive oil to the pot as it cooks, but something similar to that. And serve them some garllic bread for more carbs.
How to make a pretty killer pasta sauce.
15 fl. oz. Hunts Natural tomato sauce
14.5 oz. of diced tomatoes
1/2 cup of olive oil
6 cloves of garlic smashed
1/2 cup of chopped onions
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. coriander
salt and pepper to taste
Heat up the oil in a pot, sautee the garlic for a few seconds, then add in the onions and cook until translucent, add in the diced tomatoes, and cook for about 5 minutes, then add in the tomato sauce and simmer for about 20 minutes, season with basil, oregano, parsley, coriander, and salt and pepper to taste.
In another pan, heat up 1 pound of ground turkey, cook it until it is no longer pink, season with salt and pepper, then add to the sauce, stir well. Pour over pasta noodles.
Like I said any kind of pasta will do, penne, angel hair, in this pic below, penne pasta out of a box and ready to be boiled to just right.
Let's take the cyclist, what would he or she should eat? Well, it depends on them personally, but like marathon runners the day before they should be filled with lots of heavy duty carbs, because they'll need that to fuel them. Breads, pasta, meat protein, fibers from greens, lots of water, that kind of foods should be eaten. The offensive lineman, he'll need lots of carbs as well, have you ever seen an offensive lineman go to work? He earns his pay every Sunday, pushing around other 300 pound plus defensive players.
For the weekend athlete, or the amateur league sportsman, he or she will need lots of energy, even if you're just surfing, snowboarding, or hiking, your body is burning a lot of calories, and you need sufficient fuel to burn. Here is what I'd make for a weekend warrior, mind you he or she isn't making millions just to hike, or go surfing.
Breakfast: (if they are going out in the morning)
Scrambled eggs, a piece of lean meat 4 oz., some whole wheat bread, some fresh squeezed juice.
If the person is a vegan, I'll sub the eggs for tofu.
How to make scrambled eggs?
Take 2 large grade AA eggs, place them in a mixing bowl, add about 1 tbsp. of hot sauce for some spice, a dash of black pepper, a dash of salt, and scramble them with a fork or whisk. AA grade eggs are the high standard grade, the yolks are firmer than grades A or B eggs.
Heat up some canola oil in a small nonstick pan over medium high heat, and place the eggs inside, as it cooks, using a rubber spatula, scramble the eggs and cook it, it should be fluffy when done.
For the bread, I'd get an organic whole wheat or all grain bread, toast it and put a light spread over it, if using real butter, use no salted butter, and just a small dab of it.
Using a professional grade juicer, I'd juice apples, oranges, carrots, strawberries, all filled with vitamins, fiber, and minerals, and some form of carbohydrates.
If the warriors are heading out afternoon, and they don't want to eat breakfast foods, here's what I'd make them.
I'd boil some pasta noodles, any kind.
Make a very lean sauce, using canned tomato sauce, and caned diced tomatoes, fresh basil, and garlic, and ground turkey, this should be good for them. If turkey isn't good becauce they're vegans, again I'd sub the turkey for tofu. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste, maybe add some olive oil to the pot as it cooks, but something similar to that. And serve them some garllic bread for more carbs.
How to make a pretty killer pasta sauce.
15 fl. oz. Hunts Natural tomato sauce
14.5 oz. of diced tomatoes
1/2 cup of olive oil
6 cloves of garlic smashed
1/2 cup of chopped onions
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. coriander
salt and pepper to taste
Heat up the oil in a pot, sautee the garlic for a few seconds, then add in the onions and cook until translucent, add in the diced tomatoes, and cook for about 5 minutes, then add in the tomato sauce and simmer for about 20 minutes, season with basil, oregano, parsley, coriander, and salt and pepper to taste.
In another pan, heat up 1 pound of ground turkey, cook it until it is no longer pink, season with salt and pepper, then add to the sauce, stir well. Pour over pasta noodles.
Like I said any kind of pasta will do, penne, angel hair, in this pic below, penne pasta out of a box and ready to be boiled to just right.
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