Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Game day snacks FOR ATHLETES

8 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this instructional monologue, the speaker outlines practical, carbohydrate‑rich snack choices that athletes can keep in their bags for game day. He emphasizes the importance of consuming carbs about 90 minutes before competition to provide fuel and improve endurance. Specific portable snacks mentioned include granola bars, GoGo Squeeze applesauce packets, fig bars, mangoes, granola, pretzels, and PopCorners/popcorn, acknowledging that many are processed but convenient for traveling athletes. He also advises that these snacks should complement whole‑food meals, recognizing the trade‑off between nutrition quality and portability.

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These are the game day snacks that I have my athletes keep in their bags. Granola bars, don't care what kind. Go Go Squeeze applesauce packets. All of these snacks have carbohydrates in them. You need to be eating carbs about 90 minutes before you play because carbs are your gas. They're gonna give you energy and they're gonna help you have more endurance throughout the game. Other great snacks that you can include are fig bars, mangoes, granola, pretzels, popcorners, I get it, that all of this is processed. Of course, eat whole foods in your meals as well, but we gotta be real, and you guys are traveling a lot. You guys can't pack a sweet potato in your bag sometimes, so these are great options to keep in your bag so that you stay fueled.