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. 2020 Aug 11;12(8):2403. doi: 10.3390/nu12082403

Table 6.

Examples of dietary plans through sports foods exchange list.

Case Description
Event: football match.
Duration: Two halves of 45 min long each. Between the two halves, there is a break interval of 15 min approximately.
Event: 63 km mountain bike race.
Duration: 3 h.
Mountain bike rider of 78 kg body weight.
Event: post-exercise recovery.
Athlete of 60 kg body weight
Dietary-Nutritional Recommendations *
CHO: 30 g/h
Liquid: 500 mL/h
CHO: 30–60 g/h
Liquid: 500 mL/h
CHO: 0.8 g/kg body weight (48 g)
Protein: 0.2–0.4 g/kg body weight (12–24 g)
Dietary Plan Based on Sports Exchange List
1 I sports drinks or 1 I sports gels + 500 mL water during break Interval First hour: 2 I sports gels + 500 mL water in bike bottle.
Second hour: 2 I sports gels + 500 mL water in bike bottle.
Third hour: 2 I sports drinks.
1 I protein bar—subgroup 2 + 1 I sports bar—subgroup 2 + 500 mL water

CHO: carbohydrates; I: Exchange. * Dietary-nutritional recommendations based on American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, International Society for Sports Nutrition, International Olympic Committee, and Australian Institute of Sport [4,5,6,8].