I was wondering if you could share with me some new idea's for a sports snack for 11 basketball boys. Ya the usual orange halfs and banana's are a givin for the half time.
Anyone have any new idea's for the snacks and drinks.
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We would like to do a half time snack and then a after the game snack or drink. Any idea's you may have to offer would be great!!
Thank you all for your idea's. I kind of some what agree with the boys being older, but last year the coach did ask for Dr.Pepper and milky ways for the boys. (don't ask me why). They passed a by-law that you could not be assigned to bring snacks for the boys, unless you were going to do it for the girls too. Complaints about how the boys get home and away uniforms, bags ect. and the girls get just one uniform. So to make every thing fair they stated if you do for one, do for them all. I have a 3 yr old daughter, so I can understand how she might feel if she was playing.
The idea's shared were some great ones, I like the cheese stick and loved the idea of calling this a reception. :)
I did not take offense to the 1st poster who said don't take offense.
Hope I don't come off sounding mean but aren't they a little past the post game snack age? Please don't take offense.
For protein: Cheese sticks, which most kids love; boiled eggs (yeah, boiled eggs if they'd eat them -- tons of protein but the yolks can be crumbly....); high-quality snack bars with low sugar but high protein/whole grain/nuts if the kids can have nuts. Dried fruit has a lot of potassium which is good for muscles. Maybe a trail mix of dried fruits and nuts -- it's both sweet and crunchy, and offers sugars, fiber, protein and potassiium all at once. Throw in a few (few!!) mini chocolate chips into the trail mix if you want but keep it mostly to fruit and nuts.
Do Gatorade and Powerade really contribute anything other than sweet taste? I know they say they replace electrolytes but I've always been told that that is not truly needed unless someone is doing pretty extreme athletics for extended periods of time. Maybe do some research and see if there is a healthier alternative without colorings and flavorings, which kids do not need. There likely are electrolyte drinks out there without colors and artificial flavors, if coaches feel the kids just must have an electrolyte drink. But water is always number one.
My 8th grade daughter plays basketball. No one brings drinks or snacks for the whole team. The girls bring their own drinks and snacks if they want them. When they play tourneys my daughter likes beef jerky. After the games sometimes I bring them those super yummy frosted cookies. They are not nutritious but the girls LOVE them. They burn so many calories playing that I really don't worry about it, plus if they lose their game it brings a smile to their face!
I like pretzels and cheesesticks. Popcorn and cheesesticks would be healthy too. Goldfish are okay but eh', I'm sick of them. I think pre-packaged bags are nicer but to save cash, buy in bulk and bag it yourself. I think juiceboxes or maybe small sizes of apple juice would be good. Lunchables are cool and kids like them and if your really short on time, they are handy. Maybe individual bags of trail-mix are nice and since those are more pricier, I would leave it at that. Gogurts and maybe a bag of almonds or something to compliment it.
Half time was always orange slices or frozen grapes (I know it sounds weird--but they love it). Can't go wrong with fruit rolls ups and mini gatorades. If price is an issue (I had to supply for large teams) any fruit chew snack ("Smiles" from walmart $3 for a giant box) and colored drink ("Hugs" from walmart $3 for a case of 24), and they love them just as much. A box of granola bars (any kind - especially something like cookies and cream) also is good.
Note: I sometimes make lemonade for the team but if it is a tournament (more than one game) the drink must have electrolytes in it especially in AZ.
I know one mom that made her own granola balls with oatmeal, honey, peanut butter and protein mix. That was for a very competitive team though.
I see many of the comments are negative toward older kid snacks. Ignore them. That only applies to girls. Even high school teams have the parents sign up for snacks (college they call them receptions and parents still shop for the snacks).
Boys can never eat enough---they burn it off. Enjoy
I thought that at that age they just had their own water bottles and ate before or after the game. How about cheese sticks and crackers?
They do snacks? I don't ever remember snacks after games, we just went home and ate lunch.
