Now that the off-season is here, it can be tempting to hit the patio this summer and chow down on as many \u201call-you-can-eat\u201d wings as you can. But good nutrition shouldn\u2019t end with the season, as it\u2019s much harder to get back up to peak hockey playing condition, than it is maintaining your diet. Here are some tips to keep you on the right track.<\/p>\n
Prepare, prepare, prepare! –\u00a0<\/strong>Preparation is key, and prevents you from just ordering a pizza, or hitting up the drive-through at a nearby fast food restaurant. It\u2019s far less tempting to do something quick, and easy (and terrible for you) when you\u2019ve prepared for what you\u2019re going to eat that day. Cook a bunch of food for the next few days (or even the week) and then store it in a couple containers in the fridge. Now when your stomach starts to growl, you\u2019ll have something much better for you at the ready.<\/p>\n Get the junk out of the house –\u00a0<\/strong>Reaching for a bag of chips, or a stack of cookies is much less tempting when you don\u2019t even have it in the house. If you put it in the cupboard, you\u2019re going to eat it. So skip on the sugary and salty snacks, and stock up on nuts, fruits, and veggies. Our favourite homemade protein-rich snack? This great\u00a0granola recipe from Men\u2019s Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n Choose carb-rich foods, and don’t forget the protein –\u00a0<\/strong>Carbohydrate-rich foods are the best fuel for active bodies. They include vegetables, fruits, whole grain foods, milk, and legumes (such as peas, beans, and lentils). Add in some protein, like lean meats, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, and tofu, and you have a great meal. While it may be tempting to stock up on protein, it can actually decrease your energy, and dehydrate you. So go for carbs first, and don\u2019t be excessive with your proteins.<\/p>\n Diet can have one of the biggest impacts on your health and fitness – and with a plan, and the right food in the house, it\u2019s a simple thing that can have a dramatic impact on how we play. So keep to the path this off-season, and you\u2019ll find it\u2019ll be that much easier to get back into the swing of things next season.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now that the off-season is here, it can be tempting to hit the patio this summer and chow down on as many \u201call-you-can-eat\u201d wings as you can. But good nutrition shouldn\u2019t end with the season, as it\u2019s much harder to get back up to peak hockey playing condition, than it is maintaining your diet. Here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"segment":[],"class_list":["post-5357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5357"},{"taxonomy":"segment","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplayhockey.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/segment?post=5357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}