A coach rates pre-game candy 4.7 out of 10 as fuel for athletes. Candy and sports drinks have similar carbs, but sports drinks are easier on the stomach and made for performance. He'd rather see applesauce or honey.
Pregame candy. Let's do 5 in the middle. 4. 4.7. 4.7. Candy is full of carbohydrates. So I gave pregame and pre-practice carbs a 10. I would prefer that you guys get it from more natural sources like applesauce or honey. But if candy is the only thing you got and you got Skittles at the concession stand and you forgot your snack for the day, there's really no difference between Skittles and a sports drink. It's pretty much the same, but the sports drink is optimized for sports. Sports and to help your stomach, so I would suggest sports drink over Skittles. I'm getting on a tangent now, so I'm gonna give it a 4.7. Not terrible, but probably not the best solution in the world.
