I remember reading a post like this recently. But my daughter skates late afternoons and its too early for dinner so she needs a snack. What do you guys eat before you skate. Am i better to give her carbs, protien? ect ect..

I like either a P&J sandwhich (if I'm really hungry) or some whole wheat crackers with peanut butter, granola bars, or rice pudding with cinnamon for a quick snack.

I'd say give her some fruit, like banana or grapes. Definately don't do anything like chicken or french fries, she'll just go nauseous.

I feel you on that PB&J!!!! That's something I like to eat on the way to the rink. Cut it up into squares and I can eat it on the go. Wheat bread all the way. On those cold mornings, those Campbells soup cups work great too. Classic tomato and sprinkle in a little fat free cheddar cheese and I'm good. Now I'm getting hungry!!! LOL


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I'm a big fan of celery sticks with peanut butter on them, or a couple slices of cheese on rye crackers.

Both fill you up and keep you sustained a little longer then just carbs.

Homemade low-fat oatmeal-raisin cookies

Kellogg's NutriGrain bars (Blueberry!)

Oh Oh Oh - this is a favorite topic of my coach. She's very into eating the righ things to skate. Fruit is good, but not enough. Because fruit will give you that sugar high and then you crash - you need a little protien too, peanut butter, I eat a few cashews but few little kids like nuts...yogurt..a granola bar with a decent protien content.

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The only thing I can consistently eat right before skating that doesn't make me sorry afterwards is a banana. It is truly nature's perfect single-serving snack!

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I definitely need protein to skate; an empty stomach or carb-only meal makes me really giddy spinning. For that 5am rush it's lowfat cottage cheese, or some almonds, or a protein bar. A slug of OJ or apple cider, but not too much, is a good chaser.

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I probably need a combo of protein and carbs before I skate. Right now I had a small amount of leftover paella (about 1/2 cup) and some yogurt (not the whole carton, just enought to keep me content.

One of my best snacks is a small amount of Light BabyBel, a small handful of almonds and some fruit (grapes are wonderful for that.) Some rolled up cheese with turkey slices are also great too.

PB is currently a bit too high on the fat content for me right now. But if I were to go for PB, I would have PB and banana. (Need the potassium for leg cramps...)

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i like a quick snack before I skate as I also do late afternoon/before dinner skates. I often will get a bit of trail mix and a piece of fruit. I used to just have fruit but i would get the shakes bad, so I realized I did indeed need the protein. By the time I get home from the rink (I have about a 45min drive) I'm craving protein again (well, depends on how hard I skate) so those nights are often chicken nights.

I like the Curves granola bars in peanut butter/chocolate. Yummy!

If it's the time of day where it's kinda in between meals, then I'll usually eat a Nature's Valley bar and some fruit. Can't stand peanut butter personally, it makes my mouth too chewy and feel stuck. I'm usually starving afterwards thoguh, so I eat pretty well after I skate.

I agree w PB&J. I eat it on whole grain bread. I also don't eat right before I skate, but at least and hr before so it is not just sitting in my stomach when I get on the ice and start moving. I also like high-fiber cereal and add peanuts to it.

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If you do carbs, get something that will not make her crash. If you know anything about the glycemic stuff, get the carbs that do not spike the sugar levels so that she crashes. Oatmeal stuff, or wheat thins alone or w/peanut butter. I usually get the pb nabs if i don't have time for anything else, or an apple on the way that will hold me. And always lots of water to drink while i'm there!

I'm not skating much right now because of redoing my knee rehab (had major pain setback about a month ago), but before my gym training sessions (which are early morning intense 90 minute rehab and rest of body training sessions), I swear by

1 6-ounce can of tuna fish packed in water (I've been getting the albacore solid pack because it's on sale), I drain it (my cats get the tuna broth) and that gives me the protein

and

about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of dry shredded oats cereal (complex carbs)

I don't drink coffee and I don't like milk on cereal, so I eat the cereal dry, almost like eating a snack.

This gets me through the workout and the "mad dash to work in the middle of rush hour" with no sugar crash.

(I've set 2 new PRs bench pressing with this breakfast over the summer.)

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I like a Special K bar, some pretzels, or an apple with either peanut butter or cheddar cheese. One of those will usually get me through a pre-dinner or pre-lunch session.

Yet another vote for PBJ on whole wheat! She starts with that and then moves on to cheese sticks and those little fruit cups and a thermos of milk and then... okay she is starving by this time (4:00) and supper is a long way away after an hour drive to the rink, 2 freestyle sessions and an hour home.

(I would never admit it to anyone but I have a Tim Horton's "breakfast sandwich" at 6 a.m. before getting to the rink to warm up for a 7 a.m. session. It isn't much and it isn't the healthiest but it keeps the extra large cup of coffee from sloshing while I skate Makes me nauseous when I stop spinning but the contents of my stomach don't )

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Banana works for me, but other people swear by a honey sandwich on wholemeal, or better still, granary bread, or a peanut butter sandwich (peanut butter and banana is pretty magic!). Some of the kids have flapjacks or malt loaf - you really want something low GI to keep her going until her evening meal, but also something high GI to give her an instant energy boost. If necessary, give her a few mouthfuls of sports drink, diluted - no more than 100 ml, if that, though.

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I will generally have a small bowl of cereal...usually Kashi Go Lean Crunch which has a lot of protein and fiber in it or Kashi Strawberry Fields. Otherwise, due to my work schedule and everything, sometimes I will actually just eat a very late breakfast and in turn lunch. Not the best idea, but it works for me....

Avoiding wheat is probably not a bad idea. I didn't become aware of this until recently (although it has probably been the case my whole life), but the one time I totally avoid wheat products is before skating, especially if it's a test or competition. Like many people, wheat causes me to bloat a little, so I have learned to stick to other carbs instead. I eat something rice-based that also has a little protein in it. I find that rice gives me great energy without bloating me or feeling heavy in my stomach.

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I do carb fruits before and salted peanuts afterwards the skating, and I don't "crash" (apart from on my butt during skating, lol!)

For me, anything with soda makes me bloated btw. I really don't get how people can drink cola light and then go spin or something. I think I'd throw up.

Me too! I find it gives me an energy boost, usually one I need! I say fruit all the way before skating.