With playoffs approaching, the Wall Street
Journal revealed (by subscription) how
the diet of football players has changed over the years, as players in the NFL have faced fad diets and had to meet
increasingly high physical standards. The new approach to feeding players is a "nutrient timing" strategy.
This approach is designed to continually replenish the body with the nutrients, carbohydrates and proteins
that are consumed during workouts, as well as other daily activities. Nutrient timing is gaining
popularity in other sports, as well as simply among anyone who exercises on a regular basis.
The meals and snacks on the players' diet aren't the tater-tots and chicken wings that were served to players who wanted to "bulk up" in the 1980s and 1990s, though. As regulatory groups crack down on the use of performance enhancing substances, the teams look to nutritionists to maximise their abilities. Protein filled snacks include peanut butter sandwiches and yogurt, while balanced dinners have options like roasted pork loin and baked cod with red pepper coulis, accompanied by sides like potatoes and salad.
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