Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Pre-training recipe for athletes

15 Aug 2025 · 0 min

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In this instructional video, the speaker presents a simple recipe for "pre‑training power bites" designed specifically for athletes. The recipe calls for 2 cups of quick oats, ½ cup of rice cereal, ¼ cup of salt, 1 cup of peanut butter, ½ cup of honey, 2 tablespoons of milk, 3 scoops of vanilla protein powder, and ½ cup of chocolate chips. The speaker explains that these bites provide the nutrients athletes need to stay full throughout the afternoon and remain fueled for practice, positioning the snack as a convenient, energy‑dense option before training sessions.

Let's make pre-training power bites for athletes. First, you want to add in 2 cups of quick oats, half of a cup of rice cereal, a fourth of a cup of salt, 1 cup of peanut butter, half of a cup of honey, 2 tablespoons of milk, 3 scoops of vanilla protein powder, and then half of a cup of chocolate chips. These are going to give the athletes all the nutrients that they need to stay full through the afternoon and fueled for practice.