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Healthy meals for your swimmers

The table below provides samples of healthy high-carbohydrate meals that a swimmer can include in their diets. Swimmers can mix and match the meals, and depending on how much calories they need, add more food if needed. For young athletes, it is important to get them involved when planning the meals that would be included in their diets.

Breakfast

Lunch/Dinner

Orange juice
Fresh fruit
Low-fat yogurt
Pancakes with syrup
2% or skim milk

Large turkey sandwich on 2 slices of Whole-wheat bread
Slice of low-fat cheese
Lettuce, Tomato
Fresh vegetables (carrots and celery strips)
Low-fat yogurt
Fresh fruit or fruit juice

Plain English muffin
Strawberry jam
Scrambled Egg
Orange juice
2% or skim milk

Minestrone Soup
Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce
Salad
Italian Bread
Fresh Fruit
2% or skim Milk
Sherbet

8 ounces orange juice 
1 cup oatmeal
1 medium banana
8 ounces low-fat milk
1 slice whole wheat toast
1 tablespoon jelly

Chili on a large baked potato
Whole grain bread or muffin
Low-fat chocolate milkshake
Fresh fruit

Scrambled
Egg
Toast
Strawberries, Milk

Thick crust cheese and vegetable pizza
Side salad
Fresh fruit
2% or skim milk

Peanut Butter or Cheese
Bagel
Banana
Vegetable Juice or milk

Ham, Swiss cheese on 2 slices whole wheat bread, with lettuce and tomato
8 ounces apple juice and/or 8 ounces skim milk
2 cookies

Whole grain cereal
with milk, blueberries
Lean ham or Turkey bacon
Water

Spaghetti, tomato sauce with mushrooms, with Parmesan cheese
4 slices French bread
1 slice angel food cake
Strawberries/peaches
ice cream

Oatmeal with 1 teaspoon brown sugar
Whole wheat Toast with Peanut Butter
Low-fat milk
Strawberries

Whole Wheat Pita Sandwich with Turkey & Vegetables
Carrot Sticks
Milk
Granola Bar

Waffles with syrup
Scrambled egg
½ banana
Low-fat milk or juice

Roast Beef Whole Wheat Sub
Fruit Salad
Yogurt
Fig Cookies
Juice or Water

2-egg omelet
2 slices whole wheat toast with butter
Orange
Low-fat milk

Roast Chicken
Baked Potato
Steamed Vegetables
Rice Pudding
Milk or Juice

Bagel with 1 tablespoon fat cream cheese
Canned/fresh peach
Low-fat yogurt
Milk or juice

Stir-Fry Vegetables withMeat, Poultry or Tofu
Steamed Brown Rice
Angel Food Cake
Fruit and or Milk

Sources: USA Swimming
             Colorado State University Extension

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Practice this Saturday (8/28) will be 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

Practice on Sunday (8/29) will be 1:30-4:30 PM.