Please suggest good diet for a swimmer.?

Question

My daughter is 8, and she has just started taking course for a professional swimmer, sometimes participating in tournament for kids. Please suggest a proper diet so that she can have stamina and a proper physic.

Answer 1

Your daughter's diet should be balanced with plenty of fruit, veggies, protein and carbs. She is a little young for Powerbars or protein-enriched athletic food, save those for when she's developmentally ready (teen years, yikes!). Encourage her to eat colorful, fresh foods and drink lots of water. She is still young so she does need to eat a balanced diet that includes some fats.

Healthy meals and snacks throughout the day will keep her energy level up without too much sugar and fat retention. Make sure she is eating but don't force her. If she is hungry, let her eat. Keep good things in the house and stow a good snack in her swim bag.

Suggestions of healthy kid-friendly foods:
- Cereals that are whole grain (Crispix, Rice Crispies, Wheaties, Life)
- 2% milk
- Whole fruit (not canned or dried, apples, oranges, grapes, anything fresh!)
- Granola bars (Quaker, Sun Valley)
- Trail Mix (nuts, dried berries, M&Ms, pretzels, etc)
- Peanut butter crackers
- Cereal bars (watch the sugar content!!!)
- Sun Chips (kids love chips and these are not bad!)
- Grilled meat (lean red meat, fish, pork)
- Chicken that's NOT fried (baked fingers, grilled breasts, legs)
- Oatmeal (oatmeal is an athlete's PERFECT food! Easy to digest, very filling, tons of flavor and really good for you!)
- Pasta with veggies (don't overload on carbs, include small pasta portion with protein-rich foods like meat and fish)
- Raw cut up veggies (crudites! yum! can have a bit of salad dressing with them)
- water!
- fresh juices (Tropicana, things not-from-concentrate)
- eggs! (TONS of protein and good stuff!)

Don't over do it on:
- soda
- sugar-syrup juices
- fatty meats like bacon, sausage, scrapple
- desserts (dessert is GOOOD - and should be eaten AFTER the good stuff!)

Answer 2

Well my daughter is eight too and there are many things you should worry about. First she will need a lot of protein and vitamins. These can be gotten easily in a basic diet of the food triangle though sometimes taking vitamins can boost the amount of good vitamins she consumes. Make sure she is eating a healthy whole grain breakfast with some fruit. Most of the time snacks should be avoided unless there are all of the basic food groups involved. Also, try to take notice of what she eats at lunch...If its not homemade or brought from home chances are that it has a lot of fat. Make a daily exercise routine for her to follow...push ups crunches...all that good stuff. Dinner should not just be something heated up from last week. Make sure that she eats her "STOPLIGHT" vegetables...some red...some yellow...and some green. Making fun things out of plain meals really encourages kids to eat healthy.

I really hope this helps!

Answer 3

I suggest noodles (for carbs) also gatorade and aquafina active is what i use. The aquafina active gives you more energy and thats what i use!!

Answer 4

ok im a total fast proffesional and im 11 if shes oly 8 then just let her eat what she wants thats what i did and im as fast as it gets