Athletes with high fuel needs (e.g. endurance athletes, athletes who are growing, athletes aiming to increase muscle mass) require extra carbohydrate-based ingredients and a larger serve size
Athletes with low fuel needs (e.g. skill-based athletes, athletes trying to reduce body fat) need to opt for a smaller serve size
Tip: For an icy cold option, use a frozen banana
ANALYSIS | High Fuel1 | Low Fuel2 |
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Energy (kJ) | 1808 | 904 |
Protein (g) | 14 | 7 |
Fat (g) | 4 | 2 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 84 | 42 |
Calcium, Vitamin C |
Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival Around the World" cookbook05 Nov 2018Tip: For an icy cold option, use a frozen banana, Treats, survival-around-the-worldTreats