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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of you guys are offering things that are not easy to digest. I mean, summer swim meets aren’t very taxing but a serious 50m sprint can make you toss your cookies if you fill up on honeydew and PBJ beforehand.  Think crackers and sports drinks. Goldfish and Gatorade are fine.  Ask yourself if you’d be comfortable sprinting 100m after eating whatever you’re giving your kids, lol.
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I had this same thought. A kid eating a small piece of watermelon- ok. A kid and all their friends chowing down on a whole bunch of fruit before a race could turn really gross really fast. [/quote]

When people call food "easily digestible" they mean foods with little fiber or protein. Watermelon is 90% water and has 0.4 grams of fiber per 100 g. Goldfish crackers (also a great swim snack and relatively low in fiber), has almost 20 times the fiber as watermelon per 100 g. Watermelon is like nature's gatorade. Fruits are recommended as swim snack over veggies because they contain little fiber and are mostly carbs. Crackers, pretzels, simple sandwiches are on the list of recommended snacks. If you don't believe me, look it up.

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/the-big-deal-about-a-swimmers-nutrition/[/quote]

Go eat a lot of watermelon and sprint a 50 free and see how well you are feeling after. [/quote]
No one is saying a kid should pound watermelon while heading to the start  :roll: Eating fruit during the course of a 3 hour meet (or longer for B meets) is not a big deal. [/quote]

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