Football and fall go together like milk and cookies. Most enjoy the competitive nature of the game while others enjoy watching the cheerleaders or battle of the bands. But some of us are there for one reason: the food. Every weekend is a chance to show off your cooking prowess to friends and foes alike – and depending on your team’s record, the tailgate party might be the most exciting part of the afternoon.
Partying in the Parking Lot
Curious about what pro football players eat to keep them fueled to perform all season long? The answers are simple nutritious meals that you and your family may already be enjoying. We took a few pages out of the Dallas Cowboys’ nutrition playbook to share with you. You may discover that you already are eating like a pro and didn’t even know it. Check out the nutritious meals and snacks below.
“One in six people in North Texas battle food insecurity daily,” says Trisha Cunningham, president and CEO of the North Texas Food Bank (NFTB). After learning of this alarming statistic and the 800,000 lives affected by food insecurity, four high school culinary programs were motivated to make a difference. Students from Arlington ISD’s Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center, The Colony High School, Dr. John D.
As the Dallas Cowboys prep for another training camp in Oxnard, California, I’m focused on ways to keep the team fueled for success. As a registered dietitian and the team’s director of sports performance, I know firsthand the impact that proper fueling has on athletic performance. Snacks keep the team prepared for a tough day of training and ensures they’re optimally recovering from it.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the Dallas Cowboys are upping their competitive edge through the power of nutritious snacks.
Dairy MAX, the Dallas Cowboys and students from the Dallas-Fort Worth area kicked off the 2018 NFL Draft week with a Fuel Up to Play 60 Touchdown Celebration! Nearly 500 students from DFW school districts gathered at AT&T Stadium on Tuesday, April 24 to participate in a day focused on learning the importance of nutrition and physical activity. The students and their program advisors were chosen to attend the event after completing all Six Steps of the Fuel Up to Play 60 program during the 2017-2018 school year.
Four student teams from around the Dallas region gathered at the Fuel Up Training Table at The Star in Frisco for the Taste of the Cowboys Challenge. As the official nutrition partner of the Dallas Cowboys, we teamed up with the Dallas Cowboys and Legends Hospitality to host an epic Iron Chef-style culinary challenge to support the North Texas Food Bank.
Kids who eat a healthy breakfast are more prepared to succeed during the school day, and school breakfast ensures affordable access for all students to this important meal. Each year during National School Breakfast Week and National Nutrition Month, Dairy MAX hosts the Fuel Up to Play 60 Breakfast Games, an interactive Olympic-style event, to highlight the importance of breakfast.
When most people think of the Dallas Cowboys, their minds automatically wander to the 53-man roster. However, the team extends well beyond the players on the field to include coaches, trainers, a chaplain, front office staff and even merchandise designers. While they don’t all compete on Sunday, each person is an integral part of the team. One thing that helps make the Cowboys unique in the NFL is the Fuel Up Training Table that continues feeding the team long before and after the players take the field.
All kids need access to a healthy breakfast for the nutrients and energy to learn in school, but millions of students aren’t getting this important meal! Students can’t concentrate or learn when they’re hungry, and studies show that children who skip breakfast are at an academic disadvantage.
School breakfast ensures affordable access to this important meal - and the Fuel Up to Play 60 Fuel Greatness campaign helps increase school breakfast awareness through the Breakfast Games.
Dallas Cowboys Center and Fuel Up to Play 60 Ambassador Travis Frederick is among the nominees for the 2017 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. The award represents the NFL’s commitment to philanthropy and community impact. Here’s why Travis has been nominated.
