This is a list of items I am buying every single week to keep up with my 15 year old son's football diet.
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Breakfast of champs
Lunch
Dinner
Snack
Breakfast of champs
Some food items my athlete son loves to eat before starting his day
2 packets = 24grams of protein. My son likes to mix one pack of protein oatmeal with one pack of regular, makes the protein packets last a little longer and still get the benefits from oatmeal
Smith’s Food and Drug - Quaker® Maple & Brown Sugar Protein Instant Oatmeal, 6 ct
26g Whole Grains. Football coach told my son to eat 1-2 bowls of Life cereal a day to help with bulking him up for football
Life Multigrain Cereal, 62 oz.
My son loves these with peanut butter
Bubba's Bakery 100% Whole Wheat English Muffins
Tastes great on wheat toast with bananas, or english muffin
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
Protein protein protein
Eggs
Lunch
We love these because they are small cups of yogurt and it's easier for my teen to eat smaller portions of yogurt this way
Activia Peach and Strawberry Probiotic Yogurt, Lowfat Yogurt Cups
We go through more bread in one week than anyone I know, my son eats 2 sandwiches a day, plus avacado toast every night.
Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat, Whole Wheat Bread
Turkey sandwiches are filling and perfect for every day lunch for
Hillshire Farm Ultra Thin Sliced Honey Roasted Turkey Breast Deli Lunch Meat
My son's favorite fruit…he eats strawberries every day in his lunch
Fresh Strawberries
I go through 4-5 loaves of bread a week! My athlete son loves his sandwiches and toast
Grandma Sycamore's White Bread, White Bread
Dinner
I put each chicken breast in a small ziplock bag and put them in the freezer for the week. I put one in the fridge to thaw every morning as my son literally eats chicken every single day
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
I personally prefer other rice dishes but my son is happy with just plain white rice. This cooks in 5 minutes and is perfect for dinners on those busy weeknights
Minute Instant White Rice, Light and Fluffy, Gluten Free
My son loves the cake batter protein, makes getting that extra protein in a lot easier
Premier Protein Shake, Cake Batter Delight, 30g Protein, 11 Fl Oz, 4 Ct
Snack
My son eats avacado toast every night after practice to get thos extra calories, and healthy fats
Fresh Produce Tropical Avocado
A banana a day gives you proper amounts of potassium, and other good stuff of course :)
Fresh Banana
For those extra carbs on game days, my son loves a toasted bagel w/cream cheese
Franz Premium Blueberry Bagels
We all love cream cheese in my home, my favorite is to dip wheat thins and spread pepper jelly over the cream cheese, yummy!
Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese Spread
I don't know if this belongs in the snack category, but my son loves creatine and said it helps his body store nutrients when he is working out every day
