ACTIVE INDIVIDUALS
If you exercise regularly or play a sport,
you’ll need to support that activity with extra
nutrition and calories. Remember, your
energy stores function like gas in your car.
The more you drive, the quicker you’ll use up
the gas in your tank.
Lower-intensity activity, like casual
cycling, walking, hiking, or golf, burns more
fat than carbohydrate, so you may not need to
load up on starch on a daily basis. However, if
you participate in high-intensity activity (like
CrossFit, P90X, sprinting, or basketball) or
longer-duration activities, like running or
biking, you will probably need to include
more carbohydrate than the average (less-
active) person in your daily meals to maintain
adequate glycogen stores. Throw in some
carb-dense veggies like sweet potato,