Anonymous wrote: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.

I mean maybe at the A meets this is a concern because they move faster, but we are now in a league with just 1 meet for everyone and it takes forever, so unless you’re slamming food right before your race you’re fine. My kid ate a burger, some cookies, a fruit roll up, and half a hot dog (that I’m aware of, there was probably other misc. candy) during the course of our long @ss meet. She swam 5 events totaling 350 meters, and she was perfectly fine.

No clue. I give them $ and they go to the snack bar.

Whatever is at concessions.

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.

Anonymous wrote:Usually donuts, muffins, or whatever else sugary they have at the snack bar. (Whatever we pack goes uneaten.)

LOL we can relate to this.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids love watermelon at swim meets (and so do their friends, so I pack extra). I make muffins at home and bring them. We have a batch of zucchini chocolate chip in the freezer and I'll throw a couple into the bag before we leave and it's thawed out by the meet. Sometimes they get junk from the snack bar.

None of this is true. No swim team kid is eating mom’s janky defrosted zucchini muffins and hot watermelon

Heard of ice packs? We pack watermelon all the time for the pool.

Watermelon, mango, cantaloup, honeydew are all great swim snacks because they provide hydration and quick and easily digestible carbs. I bring a huge container of cubed watermelon and a bag of pretzels for the team to share at outdoor long course meets. I also bring goldfish, mandarin oranges, almond butter sandwiches, and whole wheat crackers. You want to be more carb heavy than you might think. Chocolate milk for after the meet. Having experienced the crash that follows candy/donuts/muffins, my kid avoids them like the plague during a meet. For summer rec meets, sure, plow into those donuts!

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Anonymous wrote:My kids swim for donuts. I let them buy one before the meet and I give it to them after they finish their last heat. During the meet they get a lunchbox with fresh fruit, almonds, olives, and a protein bar.

Almond Mom!

Pp. What the heck is an Almond Mom??

Anonymous wrote:My kids swim for donuts. I let them buy one before the meet and I give it to them after they finish their last heat. During the meet they get a lunchbox with fresh fruit, almonds, olives, and a protein bar.

Almond Mom!

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Anonymous wrote:My kids love watermelon at swim meets (and so do their friends, so I pack extra). I make muffins at home and bring them. We have a batch of zucchini chocolate chip in the freezer and I'll throw a couple into the bag before we leave and it's thawed out by the meet. Sometimes they get junk from the snack bar.

None of this is true. No swim team kid is eating mom’s janky defrosted zucchini muffins and hot watermelon

Heard of ice packs? We pack watermelon all the time for the pool.

LOL because I drive 3-5 kids between swim practice - camp - B meets and while my own kids won’t eat my “janky zucc muffins” their friends do - and ask for seconds.

Apple slices, super cold water with lemon loved, sour patch kids. Bagels or waffles for breakfast 45min before warmups.

Personally I find sour patch kids too hard to chew quickly and fully. Instead of buying Clif Bloks for my long training runs, I often grab a handful of Trader Joe’s Nordic Swimmers Sour gummy candy and shove it in my pocket. Since we have those in the house for my training runs, we usually pack a handful of those for quickly digested carb energy.

I ask my kids to save granola bars, muffins, pizza, until after they are done.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids love watermelon at swim meets (and so do their friends, so I pack extra). I make muffins at home and bring them. We have a batch of zucchini chocolate chip in the freezer and I'll throw a couple into the bag before we leave and it's thawed out by the meet. Sometimes they get junk from the snack bar.

None of this is true. No swim team kid is eating mom’s janky defrosted zucchini muffins and hot watermelon

Heard of ice packs? We pack watermelon all the time for the pool.

I think this person has some guilt--maybe her kids won't eat healthy foods so is defensive when other kids do?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids love watermelon at swim meets (and so do their friends, so I pack extra). I make muffins at home and bring them. We have a batch of zucchini chocolate chip in the freezer and I'll throw a couple into the bag before we leave and it's thawed out by the meet. Sometimes they get junk from the snack bar.

None of this is true. No swim team kid is eating mom’s janky defrosted zucchini muffins and hot watermelon

Heard of ice packs? We pack watermelon all the time for the pool.

Yogurt smoothie, granola bar, and orange or apple slices. After they swim all their events, they hit the snack bar for some candy

If it’s a B meet usually pizza or chic fila.

My kids swim for donuts. I let them buy one before the meet and I give it to them after they finish their last heat. During the meet they get a lunchbox with fresh fruit, almonds, olives, and a protein bar.