NUTRITION CONSULTATION

Nutrition Consultation

Nutrition Consultation

Introduction

The starting point in any sports nutrition consultation will be your diet diary. To fill in a diet diary your sports dietician will probably ask you to jot down and monitor everything you have eaten and drunk over the last few days. You may then get asked what your goals are and what it is you'll like to reach and the sports nutritionist will take some of your measurements, often measuring your skin fold to determine what your five subcutaneous fat levels are.

The energy demands of being a field official, referee or umpire varies as much as there are different sports to be involved in. Activity levels can range from an hour or two of continuous running as in a football game, to sitting in a chair all day umpiring tennis. Specific nutrition strategies are more important for those sports with a higher level of activity requirement. However, all field officials can benefit from improved nutrition and proper hydration strategies.

The most common nutrition issues for a field official, such as eating well to stay fit and healthy, preparation for and recovery from training and games, and fluid intake for good hydration. If you require more information, seeing a qualified sports dietician for an individual consultation is recommended.

Staying fit and healthy

A training diet should be optimal in all the nutrients that an exercising athlete needs. The most important nutrient is carbohydrate, which provides the body with energy. Carbohydrate is the most efficient fuel source for the exercising muscles. Carbohydrate foods, such as breads, cereals, pasta, rice, potato and fruit, are needed at every meal and snack to help fuel the body.

Protein is another important nutrient, which contains the building blocks for our body. Be sure to eat protein foods like, fish, low fat dairy products, chicken, eggs, ...