Sports Nutrition Advice - What the NCAA Basketball Champion Kansas Jayhawks Eat

Monday May 19, 2008

The NCAA basketball champion Kansas Jayhawks employ full-time nutritionists to help keep their student athletes in peak condition. About College Basketball conducted an interview with Randy Bird, the sports nutritionist for the athletic program at the University of Kansas, discussing how good nutrition helps KU athletics -- including the national champion basketball program.

The article also includes tips on "must have" foods and foods to avoid for young athletes, and a recipe from the KU sports nutrition handbook.

What the NCAA Basketball Champion Kansas Jayhawks Eat

More About Sports Nutrition
Do you know how to eat and drink for sports performance and recovery?

For example, did you know that eating high carbohydrate foods in the two hours after exercise can help replenish depleted muscle glycogen stores? Adding a specific ratio of carbohydrate to protein nearly doubles the effect!

Or that carbohydrate is the most important source of energy for all athletes, including those who need strength and power, because it provides the energy that fuels muscle contractions.

Learn More about Optimal Sports Nutrition in Sports Nutrition Basics - From Training to Competition