Identify essential dietary guidelines for the athlete including daily protein requirements, carbohydrate requirements, and carbohydrate requirements following heavy exertion.

Zimmerman, M.,& Snow

1.Using your textbook and the USDA resources linked in the Study Materials, identify key nutrient needs for infants and toddlers. Then identify the components of nutrition within the WIC program food package.

2.Identify essential dietary guidelines for the athlete including daily protein requirements, carbohydrate requirements, and carbohydrate requirements following heavy exertion (glycogen repletion).

3.After reading the article Carbohydrate Nutrition and Team Sport Performance, answer the following: In a time when many people fear carbohydrates, what would you give as the best arguments to encourage athletes to consume carbohydrates?

USDA resources https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/nutrition-life-stage/infants
USDA resources #2  https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/fr-030414