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Food That Needs to be Avoided
8 Foods You Should Never Eat If You're Active And Sporty (And What To Eat Instead)
Use these simple food swaps to take your workout—and energy—to the next level
The best foods for active and sporty types aren't always obvious. Sure, athletes of all levels need
fuel—power. But turning to all of those energy gels and drinks could be defeating the purpose of
your workout, holding you back, or in
worst-case scenarios, shifting your metabolism into a dangerous fat-storing state. (Here are 10
organic sports drinks and snacks you should try instead.) We turned to exercise and nutritional
experts to identify the obvious
(and not-so-obvious) foods to avoid.
Jordan Metzl, MD, sports medicine physician at New York City's Hospital for Special Surgery and
author of The Exercise Cure says to avoid:
CEREAL
“Cereal is one of the worst breakfasts a person can eat,” Schock says. Based on the serving size
that fits in most bowls, you could be
eating the equivalent of four to five slices of white bread, and that’s before you add any
liquid to the bowl.
TRY THIS INSTEAD: Start the day with whole eggs, green vegetables, and a slice of sprout-
ed-grain bread spread with avocado.
HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
Gummy worms and other sweet pick-me-ups may seem to provide a quick energy burst, but they’re
really just loaded with sugar and empty calories, offering zero nutritional value. “If you eat really
sugary foods before your workout, you can get ‘rebound hypoglycemia,’ otherwise known as a sugar
crash, during your workout,” Dr. Met