It is May! Which means summer is just around the corner! Here at SportsGrub, we are excited for the off-season for student-athletes. Students can use summer break for a lot of things from vacations, and hanging out with their friends, to using the additional free time to improve their skills on the field. For student-athletes, …
Your diet is a huge factor in your performance as an athlete. Eating the wrong foods at bad times could lead to weak performance and quicker fatigue. Eating foods that supply your body with the nutrients it needs before practice makes you feel good and perform better. As a food company, SportsGrub is dedicated to …
Why Get Meal Kits For Your Athletic Event or Camp? Sourcing meals for an athletic event can be difficult. During the off-season many camps spring up to help encourage student athletes at all levels practice and hone their skills. Finding food for this event can involve a few key obstacles. Unlike other events, for many …
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It is time for summer which means that for many high school and college students it is time to focus on upcoming sports camps. Honing your skills outside of the regular season is extremely important to perform your best during the season. Here at SportsGrub, we provide catering options for the various camps that happen …
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One of the most common questions people have about athletes is what do they eat to stay in shape and perform at their best. With stories about certain athletes never eating bread or having extreme diets, we wanted to discuss the importance of dietary planning for an athlete’s health. Unfortunately, there is no easy one-size-fits-all …
Sports drinks get a bad reputation these days for being high in sugar and “unhealthy” for athletes to be drinking. Some athletes will go as far as to avoid sports drinks altogether, even during intense exercise and athletic events/games. While it is great that these athletes are taking their nutrition seriously, they are actually doing …
During sports, the body prefers to use carbohydrates for fuel. The foods that you eat should also be easy to digest so that the food can be converted to energy and sent to the muscles to use. Eating the wrong types of food before games can cause stomach issues like bloating and nausea and can …
Starting a game, run, or workout well-hydrated is critical for optimizing performance. Our bodies are made up of 55-63% water on average, meaning water plays an important role in many bodily functions such as nutrient transport, blood flow, temperature regulation, muscle contraction, and more. Why Hydration Matters For Athletes When we sweat during exercise, our …
Let’s imagine for a second that you are about to take a trip across the cross country in your car. In order to get out of the driveway, your car needs to have gas in the tank. This fuel allows the car to drive. As you drive, you will periodically need to stop and get …
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Here at Sportsgrub, we are fascinated by the relationship between athletic performance and nutrition. Within nutrition, there are a few levels that we like to look at. It is extremely important to maintain a healthy diet and exercise regiment throughout life both during the season and off the season. But one thing that really interests …