Many supermarkets have a soup and salad bar with a variety of healthy foods.
With guidance from parents and coaches, young athletes can find healthy, high carbohydrate, low fat foods in every aisle of the store. As a general rule, a snack that contains at least 4 grams of carbohydrate for every gram of fat is considered high in carbohydrates, and low in fat. For more information on specific foods, read the label. Most are high in simple carbohydrates and low in fat. Most pastry items contain more fat than carbohydrates, because of the fat added in frying or in the fillings.