Olympic Athlete Meals and Snacks

Added on by C. Maoxian.

Condensed from this blog post.

Breakfast:

  • Eggs with hash browns, cup of fruit and coffee

  • Two pieces of toast with Nutella, apple with peanut butter, glass of milk, juice and a cup of tea

  • Oatmeal, yogurt, banana and nuts

  • Smoothie, egg wrap, yogurt and corn flakes

  • Greek yogurt with granola and fruit or a smoothie, plus water and milk or orange juice

  • Cereal with milk

  • Yogurt with granola, bread roll with jam, soft-boiled egg and fresh fruit, plus coffee and juice

  • Two pieces of toast with seeds and grains (like Dave's Killer Bread) with organic butter, two eggs over easy, half an avocado and coffee

  • Oatmeal with fruit

  • Breakfast sandwich with eggs and avocado and a bowl of plain yogurt with honey, chia seeds and hemp seeds

  • Ezekiel bread with almond butter and jelly and a shake with spinach, blueberries, mango, coconut milk, orange juice and chia seeds

  • Flaxseed oatmeal with chia seeds and raisins

  • Oatmeal and orange juice

Lunch:

  • Club sandwich and soup

  • Large salad, a heaping plate of rice, chicken and roasted veggies

  • Pasta with meat and a vegetable

  • Meat-based sandwich, yogurt, fruit

  • Salads with baby spinach, chicken, veggies like peppers, broccoli, carrots and cucumber, and balsamic vinaigrette

  • Pasta dish with vegetables

  • Salad with a carb, like pasta or potatoes, with meat and bread

  • Sweet or savory oatmeal

  • Salmon and veggies

  • Sandwich with a side salad, dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil

  • Leftovers from the night before, such as three-bean chili with pita chips

  • Avocado toast with an egg

Supper:

  • Steak or pasta with a vegetable

  • Salmon, pasta and sautéed asparagus, sometimes with a glass of wine

  • Carbs and meat and vegetables

  • Carbs like rice, pasta or bread with a protein such as fish, red meat or chicken, plus a vegetable and, occasionally, some soup

  • Stir fry with quinoa or another grain instead of rice, with protein like chicken or shrimp and sauce

  • Chicken with rice

  • Salad with sides of pasta and meat, soup and bread, then dessert

  • Salad, heavy on vegetables with a 4- to 6-oz. portion of meat, such as steak, fish or chicken

  • Salad

  • Some type of protein, starch and vegetable

  • Tacos

Snacks:

  • Granola bar and protein shake

  • Cereal with milk before bed

  • Smoothie with almond milk, yogurt, banana, cocoa, cinnamon and coconut

  • Power Bar and sports drink while working out, then chocolate milk after

  • Protein shake

  • Chocolate

  • Yogurt, fruit, Special K bars

  • Peanut butter protein balls

  • Nuts or fruit in between meals, with water, sports drinks like Gatorade or Powerade, and coffee

  • Yogurt and cereal, chocolate, cookies, or cheese and crackers

  • Greek yogurt, homemade banana muffins

  • Almonds, dried fruit or applesauce

  • Smoothie with spinach, pineapple, protein powder, orange-mango juice, rolled oats and chia seeds