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2012 Youth Coaching Manual - AFL Community

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The importance of good nutrition and the effect it has on performance in a football game is widely accepted. Players don’t<br />

always select a well-balanced diet. Players should be encouraged to eat a variety of foods according to ‘The Australian Guide<br />

to Healthy Eating’ below.<br />

Australian guide to healthy eating<br />

Enjoy a variety of foods every day<br />

Vegetables,<br />

legumes<br />

Fruit<br />

Bread, cereals,<br />

rice, pasta,<br />

noodles<br />

Milk,<br />

yoghurt,<br />

cheese<br />

Lean meat, fish,<br />

poultry, eggs, nuts,<br />

legumes<br />

Drink plenty<br />

of water<br />

Choose these sometimes<br />

or in small amounts<br />

Copyright commonwealth of australia reproduced by permission.<br />

Adolescents should be encouraged to:<br />

• Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and legumes.<br />

• Eat plenty of wholegrain cereal products (includes breads, cereals, rice, pasta and noodles).<br />

• Include lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs and nuts.<br />

• Include milks, yoghurts, cheese or soy products.<br />

• Include small amounts of ‘healthy’ unsaturated fats.<br />

120 <strong>AFL</strong> <strong>Youth</strong> <strong>Coaching</strong> <strong>Manual</strong>

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