If you’re planning on devouring hours of Olympics on the tube, you’ll need some couch-potato snacks – so why not munch what the athletes do?
(Find all items at grocery, candy or specialty-food stores.)
Divine doughnuts: Soccer midfielder Julie Foudy is wild about doughnuts. Though she has a sweet spot for Dunkin’ Donuts, we suggest she try Krispy Kremes (about $5 a dozen), especially when they’re right out of the oven and still warm. Contact 800-334-1243 or www.krispykreme.com for locations.
Healthy treats: Gymnast Alyssa Beckerman is into nutrition bars. We suggest Clif Bars in four sweet flavors: chocolate almond fudge, cookies and cream, chocolate brownie and crunchy peanut butter ($1.39 each).
Super scoopers: Gymnast Kristen Maloney flips for peanut butter with anything. If you have the same taste, we suggest dipping these new chocolate-covered Crunchy Graham Flipz or peanut butter fudge-covered Pretzel Flipz (Nestle, $2.49; 7.5 oz.) in your favorite peanut butter.
Gripping dips: If you’re a salsa-and-dip addict like soccer midfielder John O’Brien, you’ll love some new twists on an old fave. Snag some Black Bean Chili tortilla chips (Garden of Eatin’, $2.39; 5 oz.) or Fritos Scoops ($2.29; 10.5 oz.). Dip ’em into Tostitos All Natural Salsa ($3; 16 oz.) or peach-flavored Fruit Salsa (Sorrell Ridge, $3; 16 oz.).
Nutty craving: If you’re into honey-roasted cashews like swimmer Neil Walker, check out these new Sweet Roasts Honey Peanuts and Cashews (Planters, $4.39;
10 oz.).
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Some Olympians lean toward healthy snacks, but others like theirs on the funky, junky side. Here’s what Olympians told us they like to nibble on between workouts:
Tae kwon do ace Juan Moreno: Fruits and veggies
Pole vaulter Stacy Dragila: Apples and bananas
Gymnast Morgan White: Blue Diamond Almonds and Columbo Frozen Yogurt
Soccer midfielder Kristine Lilly: Any kind of sour candy
Sprinter Maurice Greene: Oreos (with milk, of course)
Sprinter Marion Jones: French fries, cheeseburgers, chocolate-cake rolls
Distance runner Suzy Favor Hamilton: Plain M&M’s candies
