We talked about some methods on how to help with eating healthier, now it’s time to talk about WHEN to eat healthy. Short answer, always lol.
But in all seriousness, it’s important to figure out how your body digestions different foods and how you feel afterwards. For example, if you eat chicken soup 1 hour before practice compared to eating two ham sandwiches and some yogurt, your body will probably digest those two things at different rates.
“Well why does something like that even matter? I feel like I can eat whatever before practice and as long as it’s spaced out properly, I’ll be fine”.
Well you think that now, but it’s only going to take one instance where it doesn’t digest in time which leads to fighting to keep your lunch down as you’re out of breath and cramping. That isn’t the most enjoyable thing in the world (believe me, it really isn’t lol).
Food digestion is the process where your body breaks down the food you’ve consumed to dispense the nutrients, waste, and other materials to their designated places in your body. However, it also takes energy for that process to happen.
In order to get the best outcome, properly timed eating leading up to your practice/meet while being paired with eating the proper foods that’ll digest easily as they energize you is the most ideal plan for an athlete.
In order to figure out what’s best for you, you’ll have to test different foods and when you eat them through trial and error. How I ate before a practice might not be preferred with how you’d rather do it (and that’s completely ok). Everyone’s stomach works different, eventually you’ll find the perfect combination and I promise it’ll make a difference.
Have any questions ?
Please put them in the comments below and i’d love to get back to you :).
Thank you for reading,
Kolton Osborn.
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