| It is indeed quite difficult to put together | | | | of the food. |
| a cohesive and a coherent nutritional plan. A | | | | |
| balanced and a healthy diet is a must for all | | | | This means that the preserved food ingested |
| athletes. | | | | by you is not fresh or in simple words, this |
| | | | supposed "food" was never alive in the first |
| The aim of an ideal nutritional plan should | | | | place! |
| be to instill basic guidelines that can be | | | | |
| followed throughout the athletic as well as | | | | Therefore, the bitter fact is that all your |
| the lifelong career. | | | | yummy favorites like potato chips, candy, or |
| | | | any other mass manufactured snack/dessert |
| In order to achieve what is called as | | | | item are in the 'bad food' category. |
| 'optimal performance', it is essential to | | | | |
| learn about the basic principles of a good | | | | On the contrary, there are some perishable |
| nutrition and supplementation program. | | | | items that are a must for good athletic |
| | | | performance. These items are as follows: |
| This article presents a list of items that | | | | |
| are recommended for athletes. But, before | | | | - Milk |
| that, let me tell you the difference between | | | | |
| a 'good food' and a 'bad food'. | | | | - Cheese |
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| Have you ever given a thought to this | | | | - Nuts (not the heavily salted kinds) |
| difference? What is the so called 'good food' | | | | |
| and more importantly, what constitutes a bad | | | | - Meat |
| food? | | | | |
| | | | - Natural peanut butter |
| A simple rule is to keep in mind that | | | | |
| anything that has preservatives in it is bad! | | | | So, every time you go shopping, do keep the |
| This is easy to understand. | | | | perishable food factor in mind! |
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| Preservatives are added only when the | | | | Also, do not go for protein bars. They can |
| supposed food is perishable and has a short | | | | not be considered as a 'good food'. In my |
| shelf life. Preservatives like sodium | | | | personal opinion, there is no good protein |
| benzoate etc. help to increase the shelf life | | | | bar option on the market today. |