Meal ideas

Choose a meal format. Make it work for your group.

Compare ingredients and service requirements, then adapt quantities in the meal planner. Start with a format that fits your kitchen and schedule.

Meal inspiration · The power bowl

Bring more
to the bowl.

Chickpeas, avocado, sweet potato and a riot of color. Explore the components of an athlete meal, then make a plan that fits your table.

Build your next meal Feeding a team? Open the bowl planner
A bowl of chickpeas, avocado, sweet potato, tomatoes and leafy vegetables
Cooked steak served on a plate with accompaniments
Serving inspirationPhoto: Chad Montano / Unsplash
Team dinner

The grill table

Carved beef with potatoes and vegetables, plus a separate white-bean option. Confirm the cut, preparation method, yield and service arrangements with the kitchen.

Cooked, carved beefPrepared potatoesPrepared vegetables
Preparation & service requirements

Appropriate preparation equipment for the chosen cut and batch size; approved holding and transport; a foodservice lead for production and service.

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A bowl of chickpeas, avocado, sweet potato, tomatoes and leafy vegetables
Serving inspirationPhoto: Anna Pelzer / Unsplash
Team dinner

The build-your-own bowl

A shared rice-and-vegetable base, with chicken or a separate bean option. Keep components and serving utensils separate.

Cooked riceCooked chickenPrepared vegetables
Preparation & service requirements

Preparation kitchen; approved hot/cold holding and transport as applicable; serving utensils for each component.

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Pasta with mushrooms, herbs and cheese on a white plate
Serving inspirationPhoto: Eaters Collective / Unsplash
Team dinner

The pasta table

Pasta with tomato sauce, a separate chicken or chickpea option, and vegetables. Review pasta and sauce ingredient labels.

Cooked pastaPrepared tomato sauceCooked chicken
Preparation & service requirements

Preparation kitchen; equipment for the actual batch size; approved holding and transport; separate serving utensils.

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Fruit, a yogurt bowl, avocado and coffee on a breakfast table
Serving inspirationPhoto: Brooke Lark / Unsplash
Breakfast

The early-start breakfast

A yogurt-and-oat assembly with fruit. Check the selected products and storage arrangements; the alternate yogurt is not nutritionally equivalent by default.

Selected dairy yogurtReady-to-eat oat cerealPrepared fruit
Preparation & service requirements

Approved refrigerated storage, transport and service for perishables; bowls and spoons; checked product labels.

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These formats use editable planning quantities. They are not tested production recipes or personal nutrition prescriptions. See the calculation method and assumptions.