24 SECONDS TO LEARN: Basketball Nutrition (I)

Good morning!

Today we are going to talk about basketball nutrition. In basketball nutrition is very important to perform. Do you know what should you eat?

What should we be eating day to day?

A balanced eating plan is one that each individual brings to all the necessary food to meet their needs, maintain health and prevent the onset of disease.

Each person has specific nutritional needs in terms of amounts depending on age, sex, size, daily activity carried out and their state of health.Now that our bodies do not get sick and can fulfill their functions must try to meet the four fundamental laws of nutrition, recalling once again that food should be:

• Complete, why should provide all the nutrients required by the body in sufficient quantity: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, or fats, vitamins, minerals and water.

• Balanced keeping a certain relationship between carbohydrates (55-60% of total daily calories), protein (12-15% of total calories a day) and fats (25-30% of total calories of the day).

• Varied, so you have to choose among the widest possible variety of foods in our rich food supply.

• Adequate quality and quantity, considering that must be provided according to age, sex, physical activity, type of work etc. to help keep the weight within normal ranges. To stay healthy, not only what you eat, but how you eat and how food is distributed throughout the day.

What should we be eating in breakfast?

A proper breakfast provides the energy we need to start the day with energy and vitality. Breakfast is essential for all, especially for children as it has been proven better physical and intellectual performance in those that incorporate it daily.

It is very healthy to begin with a glass of water and the intake of vitamin C, a juice or citrus (orange, grapefruit, tangerine, kiwi) is sufficient to stimulate the immune system.

It must also contain a sufficient supply of carbohydrates of slow absorption that can be obtained from bread or crackers made with whole wheat flour, and complete a dairy product intake to ensure intake of protein, vitamins and calcium essential for the health of our bones.

What should we be eating in middday meal?

Here vegetables play an important role because we satiate the appetite providing few calories and many vitamins and minerals that the body can not synthesize.

It is important to add some protein rations we eat in the day, they can be of animal origin (fish, lean meat, chicken etc.) or vegetable origin also the egg has the support of complete proteins like meat.

What should we be eating in a dinner?

Lighter intake is recommended to aid digestion and that it does not interfere with the rest. Include foods that supplement the rations of essential nutrients for our body to refuel and meet all repair functions.