What To Eat Before A Soccer Game For Energy
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Your pre-game meal(s) can set you up for success or can cause you to fail. A person eating a meal comprising steak, cottage cheese, whole milk, cheese, and cashews will have different energy levels than the person who eats carrots, watermelon, fish, and rice before a game.
What to Eat Before a Soccer Game In the Morning
Upon awakening, your body has used up most of its excess blood sugar stores (glycogen) stores throughout the night, so consume foods that are higher in carbohydrates. Examples are fruits, vegetables, and healthy grains such as quinoa, brown rice, sweet potatoes, steel-cut oatmeal, and organic bread. 
These carbohydrates are very beneficial to replenish your body’s blood sugar stores and gives you the energy to help you function appropriately until your next meal. There is a common misconception in the athletic world that you are supposed to “carb up” the night before a game.
For example, many teams will have a pasta dinner the night before a game, thinking this will help them obtain enough carbs to be fully fueled for the game the next day. However, in reality, eating some carbohydrates is a good thing if you just finished a training session, but you do not need to eat three bowls of pasta the night before a game. Eating too many carbs the night before a game increases the chance it is stored in the body as fat. Also, a good recommendation for the morning of a game is to a consume some protein. However, avoid dairy products!
Furthermore, there are better options than nuts, seeds, and prior to your game. Instead, eat some eggs or faster digesting sources of protein like chicken, turkey, or fish.
Personally, scrambled eggs work best for me because I can prepare them with onions (a vegetable) and make several servings at once. This is great to have as a healthy grab-and-go choice in the morning when you are often hurried and rushed to get out the door.
What To Eat Before A Soccer Game in the Afternoon:
For your last meal before game time, it is beneficial for you to consume carbs, but this depends on how well your body digests food and how empty or full you prefer to be when playing soccer. Often, one to three hours before the start of the game is an ideal time to take in more carbohydrates in the form of faster-digesting vegetables, such as carrots; fruits such as apples, bananas, or watermelon, as well as carbs such as quinoa, sweet potatoes, or brown rice.
Furthermore, consume turkey, fish, or grilled chicken to ensure you have some protein too and to keep you fuller for longer. One last thing to consider is that if there is ever a time to add salt to your meal, prior to a game would be the best time to do it.
Your muscles need salts which contain minerals like sodium, potassium, and magnesium to contract and work correctly. So, before those long games or games in very warm temperatures, consuming a bit of salt will help your muscles function properly and help you retain more water to ensure you remain hydrated.
Many soccer players do not drink a pre-workout/pre-game supplement. However, this is often to the detriment of the player because it can increase their performance by 10-15% and is often used by other players on the field. Many players use lesser versions of pre-workout blends such as carbonated soda pop or energy drinks. The problem with these is all the filler ingredients, artificial flavors, and synthetic preservatives which are not good for your health.
What to Eat Before Soccer Game:
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