best diet for my teenage son starting football conditioning? ??

I did chocolate milkshakes, with protein powder and peanutbutter after practice. You DO want a short cooling period before consuming though (5-15 minutes) so that the body heat doesn't cause immediate souring in the body.

 

My son ate a lot of carbs and protein during the summer training sessions.

Make sure he also drinks a lot of water to stave off dehydration.

 

Lean protein, little to no sugars or garbage carbs. Plenty of water. Make sure to get a decent amount of vegetables and keep things balanced. You don't want to overload on protein but forget about other essentials.

 

Water. Gatorade is ok but if you drink sufficient water and eat right you won't need it.

 

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Gatorade along w/most sports drinks are high in Sodium okay in limited quantities- as you will sweat some out but you are also going to retain fluids if you get too much sodium -which can cause the heart to work harder due to the retention of fluid - I would suggest a balanced of water and other fluids- but not over do on sugar type drinks/juices. Milk great source of protein but don't need chocolate-there is natural sugar already in there (check the label) and the chocolate is just wasted extra calories. As with many of the other post-well balanced: fruits veggies protein but DON"T over do carbs-they are a quick source of energy yes as carbs are converted to sugar in the body but shortly after you will get the 'carb crash' as you glucose level goes from spike high to low. Basically the meal should balance out the basic foods groups w/some foods from each group.