subject: Tips For Parents: Helping Your Player Eat Healthy At Baseball Tournaments [print this page] What separates a great baseball athlete from a good one is discipline. Great baseball players know the things that they should and should not do-and they follow them. This is especially true when it comes to foods that they eat. However, this might be easier said than done for amateur baseball players, especially young boys who have monster appetites. And it is even more difficult in baseball tournaments where there are many different restaurants that serve delicious but not really healthy foods.
It is your job as a parent to hep your son eat healthy foods during baseball tournaments. Here are some tips that you need to keep in mind.
You will need to include a lot of carbohydrates in what your player eats, as they will need the energy that the carbs give them. Good sources of these carbs are foods rich in fiber, such as foods made from whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. While white breads and pastas are high in carbohydrates, the grains from which they are made have been so refined that they have lost much of the nutritional value that is also needed to build strong bodies.
There are those who believe that the consumption of candy or soda immediately prior to a game is good since it provides an instant boost of energy. But this is not the case. Candy or sodas are likely to adversely affect your son's performance since they have a large effect on the body's blood sugar level. So, rather than allowing your son to eat cotton candy and have a soda, he will be better off to consume healthier snacks such as fresh fruit or fruit juices.
In baseball tournaments, there are usually concession stands that sell different kinds of foods. However, most of these stalls sell junk foods like hotdogs, popcorns, cotton candies, and hamburgers. What you can do is to eat with your son at a restaurant that serves healthy and delicious meals before the game. This way, your son will be too full to even notice the enticing junk foods all over the stadium.
You can also pack your own foods like fruits, water or fresh juices, granola bars, waffles, bagels, milk, yogurt, and some fresh vegetables that you can munch on while watching your son play.
