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