Create a 1 day meal plan for the athlete and include serving sizes of each food, meal time, and nutrition information (calories, grams of carbohydrates, protein, and fat) For the nutrition information, use your own knowledge, a computer software program or a website like www.myfitnesspal.com or www.sparkpeople.com or www.looseit.com to analyze dietary composition. Provide the total calories, grams and percentages of the three macronutrients the meal plan provides. Provide a 1-2 paragraph description of why you gave the athlete the amounts and foods you did. If you use ANY book, research article or website to create your plan, the reference MUST be given. Meal plans should be original; DO NOT copy or use another sources diet or plan. Calculate RMR Use Mifflin St. Jeor Equation (equation given in lecture notes) and show equation Choose Activity Factor Multiply RMR by Activity Factor Add/subtract calories if needed to reach athletes goal Calculate macronutrient needs Carbohydrates Protein Fat Athlete: Male, college baseball player 18 years old, height = 63, weight = 175 pounds 5 baseball workouts a week (3 hours each) & 3 weight workouts (1 hour each) One day meal plan for baseball practice & weights day, weights/conditioning is from 7:00-8:00 AM & practice is from 2:30-5:00 PM story: swimmer his whole life, eats about 3000-4000 calories a day
