Sports drinks are flavoured beverages that often contain carbohydrates, minerals, electrolytes and sometimes vitamins and minerals. With children and adolescents, careful consideration is necessary when selecting a beverage to hydrate before, during and after exercise, and outside of physical activity to prevent excessive sugar and caloric intake that may encourage dental erosion, overweight and obesity. […]
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When you bring snacks for your team, remember the following: Bring enough for the whole team Check with the parents and kids for any food allergies Make sure to pack perishable foods in a cooler box or insulated bag with ice packs Rinse all fresh fruit, including melons on the outside before cutting them Team
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Most tuck shop-bought snacks like chips, cookies, sodas are very calorie dense and can be maddening for parents as those snack foods more like an appetite spoiler than nourishment post exercise. Many children don’t exercise vigorous enough to burn all those calories consumed and some of them experience a “blood sugar crash” or “melt-down” thereafter.
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