Fueling Your Body for Nordic

The coaches urge skiers to fuel smartly ahead of races. This is especially critical for day-long meets where skiers race multiple times.

Race day food

Plan your your day's meals and snacks around the following:

• Keep your food light. Think protein filled. Think carbs.
• Think LOW glycemic. For instance, don't eat white bread or sweets. (See chart at bottom of page for breakdown of low-, medium-, and high-glycemic foods.)
• You want food that will digest quickly and not make your stomach upset.
• Avoid large amounts of dairy.
• Avoid foods with high sodium content.

Pre-race breakfast

Consider foods like

• Oatmeal with nuts or nut butter
• Eggs with toast

Food between races

Consider foods like

• Nut butter and sweet spread sandwich, like peanut butter and jelly or sunbather and honey
• Small amounts of trail mix
• Peanut butter pretzels
• Lean meat sandwich
• Clementines
• Bananas

Avoid foods like

• Heavy meat
• Warmed meals
• Apples
• Bagels