SPORTS NUTRITION

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SPORTS NUTRITION

• Guest Presentation for Tornadoes Swim Club
• By Lee Brand, MS NSCA-CSCS, cPT ACSM- HFS

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OUTLINE

• 7 Criteria for Food Selection
• Food Guide Pyramids
• Super Foods
• Reading a food label
• Resources
• Video from USA Swimming

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7 CRITERIA FOR FOOD SELECTION

1. WHOLE
2. FRESH, NATURAL, REAL, ORGANIC
3. SEASONAL
4. TRADITIONAL
5. BALANCED
6. DELICIOUS

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FOOD GUIDE PYRAMIDS

• My Pyramid for Kids (6-11 yrs)
• Low Glycemic Index Food Pyramid
• Healing Foods Pyramid
• Healthy Eating Guide Food Pyramid
• Ethnic Food Pyramids

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10 SUPER FOODS

1. Crispbreads
2. 10-minute brown rice
3. Oranges
4. Diced butternut squash
5. Pre-washed, pre-cut bags of green beans

1. Sweet Potatoes
2. Grape tomatoes
3. Fat-free milk (1 o.k.)
4. Blueberries
5. Wild salmon

From Nutrition Action Newsletter, by nonprofit
Center for Science in the Public Interest
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READING THE FOOD LABEL

• The following are things to look for on a food
  label
• Serving size per container
• Total fat, Saturated fat, Trans-fat
• Sodium (salt) content
• Sugar content
• hydrogenated in contents

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RESOURCES

• My Food Pyramid (www.mypyramid.gov)
• Other Food Guide Pyramids (www.oldwayspt.org)
• The Sneaky Chef, by Missy Chase Lapine. Running
  Press publishers, 2007.
• Lee Brand (lbrand_at_clark.edu)