Must-Make Easy Recipes for Game Day! (2024)

FAQs

What should you eat on Game Day? ›

Starchy foods like whole-wheat pasta, rice, potatoes, beans, broccoli, and grilled chicken offer a carbohydrate-rich meal that will provide the right fuel for the next day's event and protein to fuel recovery.

Before a game, some athletes also avoid fatty, foods that are slow to digest and try to eat mainly familiar, easily digested, high carbohydrate foods. High-fiber foods such as raw vegetables, seaweed, and mushrooms tend to cause a buildup of gas, so athletes have to avoid eating too much of them.

"But what are people ordering for their Super Bowl watch parties?" is a question you may ask yourself because you're looking to create a game day menu. The three most popular Super Bowl dishes people order are pizza, chicken wings, and chips with dips.

Flavored chips or tortillas with an array of tasty dips are sure to please anybody's taste buds and make such easy game day snacks! Bite-sized appetizers like meatballs, stuffed peppers, and shrimp are delicious game day snack ideas that are loved by people of all ages.

It's important to eat both before and after football. Before playing, consume foods that provide energy and nutrients, like whole grain cereals, bananas, whole grain toast, baked beans, eggs, lean fish, pasta, and rice. These meal options offer essential carbohydrates, protein, and other nutrients to fuel your body.

With pretzel bites, jalapeño poppers, chicken wings, and pizza cups, these football appetizers will score with your fellow fans. And don't worry; our best game-day snacks aren't all savory—we have sporty brownies and cookie dough pops to satisfy your sweet tooth.

What is the most popular food at a party? ›

Breakfast – bowl of cereal with 1% milk, banana, and 100% fruit juice. Morning snack – granola bar, fruit, and water. Lunch – turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato, pretzels, carrot sticks, drinkable yogurt and water. Pre-game snack – ½ hour to 1 hour before your event – dry cereal, grapes and water.

When you eat is just as important as what you eat. Your body needs two to three hours to digest a regular meal such as breakfast or lunch before competition, while a small snack such as a granola bar can be eaten 30 minutes to an hour before competition.

Prepare & Prime Your Body

You also want to get active during the day – don't be sedentary all day. Figure out your optimal pregame mobility & activation exercises, as well as the technical drills to help you get into the feel of the game. You should also know what and when you are eating on game days.