Fueling the gap between school and practice.
Before every practice, workout, or game, student athletes face the same question: do they have enough fuel in the tank? For many families, grabbing a snack before practice is routine. For others, it isn't guaranteed. Fuel for Student Athletes makes sure Dublin's student athletes never have to run on empty.
The Program
It’s more than food.
It’s fuel.
More than 3,700 students at Dublin City Schools receive free or reduced breakfast and lunch during the school year. For student athletes among them, the hours before practice or a game can be the hardest time to find something nourishing to eat.
That’s why Dublin Food Pantry partners with the OhioHealth Sports Medicine Program to make sure student athletes have access to snacks and simple, nutritious food when they need it most — granola bars, fruit, protein snacks, and other easy options to keep them going.
“When you don’t have enough to eat before practice — even if you’re a strong athlete — it makes it harder to participate.”
Sean McHenry, OhioHealth
Healthy Snacks Can Help.
Access to consistent, nutritious food helps students on the field and in the classroom by:
• Sharpening Reaction Time
• Reducing Injury Risk
• Speeding Recovery
• Increasing Focus
• Elevating Mood
• Boosting Energy
Most Needed Items
• Granola bars
• Fruit and nut bars
• Protein bars
• Whole grain crackers (individual packs)
• Whole grain pretzels (individual bags)
• Popcorn (individual bags)
• Fig bars
• Peanut butter or almond butter packets or snacks
• Beef jerky or turkey jerky sticks
• Trail mix / nut & raisin packs
• Sunflower seeds or mixed nuts (individual packs)
• Dried Fruit
• Raisins
• Dried apricots, mango, cranberries
• Fruit leather / fruit strips
• Applesauce pouches
• Granola bars
• Fruit and nut bars
• Protein bars
• Whole grain crackers (individual packs)
• Whole grain pretzels (individual bags)
• Popcorn (individual bags)
• Fig bars
• Peanut butter or almond butter packets or snacks
• Beef jerky or turkey jerky sticks
• Trail mix / nut & raisin packs
• Sunflower seeds or mixed nuts (individual packs)
• Dried Fruit
• Raisins
• Dried apricots, mango, cranberries
• Fruit leather / fruit strips
• Applesauce pouches