Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Best athlete meal from chipotle

9 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this short video, the speaker recommends a specific Chipotle order as an optimal pre‑game meal for athletes, to be consumed about four hours before competition. The recommendation emphasizes a balanced macronutrient profile: carbohydrates from rice, beans, and a tortilla; lean protein from chicken; a modest amount of fat from cheese; and a colorful assortment of pico de gallo, corn, and lettuce for micronutrients. The speaker highlights the meal’s suitability for heavy training days, its cost parity with a typical Wendy’s combo, and positions it as a favorite, practical choice for athletes seeking performance‑supporting nutrition without breaking the bank.

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This is the best athlete meal to eat from Chipotle. Athletes, I want you to be eating this about 4 hours before your game or your event. When ordering from somewhere like Chipotle, you wanna make sure that you have good carbohydrates. So rice, beans, and a tortilla on the side is perfect, especially if you have a heavy training day ahead. Next, you want a lean protein. So, so chicken is the perfect thing for that. And then we wanna add a little bit of fats. Cheese is perfect for that. And then we want to add a lot of color. The pico, the corn, the lettuce, all of that fits fits this perfectly. This is by far one of my favorite meals that I would recommend to an athlete, and it costs the same as a Wendy's combo meal.