Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

For athletes who always forget to pack food!

20 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube clip, Kelsey Higginson addresses athletes who frequently forget to bring food before practices or games, which can lead to poor performance. She outlines a simple “snack stash” hack: about 1–2 hours before a session, identify a location you’ll have access to (backpack, locker, or car). Then purchase roughly three bulk boxes of high‑carbohydrate snacks—such as applesauce, granola bars, or fruit jerky—from wholesale stores like Costco or Sam’s Club, aiming for about 60 g of carbs per snack. Store these bulk snacks at the identified location so that even if you forget to pack food, you have an immediate, carb‑rich option available, ensuring you stay fueled and perform well.

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Athletes, if you're always forgetting to pack food, therefore you never eat before games and practices, therefore you perform really crappy, follow this snack stash hack. Think of where you are about 1 to 2 hours before your practice or your game. What do you have access to? Is it your backpack? Is it your locker? Is it your car? Next, I want you to go buy about 3 boxes in bulk from Costco or Sam's Club of applesauce, granola bars, fruit jerky, whatever that might be that you like that is high in carbohydrates. We're shooting for about 60 grams of carbs per snack. Take all those big boxes to that location and leave them there. That way, when you forget to pack something, oh, Oh, good. You have it in your car. You got it in your locker. No excuses. You stay fueled, and you actually perform well.