Question

Suppose you were getting ready for a soccer game and wanted to have a snack that would give you energy for the entire game. Which snack should you eat: a container of yogurt with some cheese (both high in fat) or hard candy with soda pop (both high in glucose)? Why?

Answer 1

Eat the yogurt and cheese. These both contain fat, yes, but right before a game, the more the better. These fats are called "lipids" and they help to store energy. Without these guys to provide us with an energy source while exerting ourselves, our bodies would rely on almost solely our muscle tissue, and that is NOT what you'd want to happen.

Answer 2

The better choice is the yogurt and cheese. Fats like yogurt and cheese have more energy stored in them than sugars do and this energy can sustain you longer.