NFL Food

4. He talks with players about nutrition advice and diets they see on Twitter, Instagram or Netflix _________.
6. He doubles as the team's director of sports _______, an increasingly common position in the NFL.
7. To the right was a toppings-filled salad bar, next to rows of six different lunch ________ and trays of pizza with thin Greek yogurt crusts.
8. Some call for no ________ at dinner and more at lunch.
9. Food and Drug Administration uses 2,000 calories a day as its ________ for general nutrition advice for adults.
10. Water bottles with black tape contain a high amount of tasteless, invisible ________.
13. They also eat a cup or more of cooked vegetables and grains or a __________.
14. To their left was one of their favorites, a smoothie bar stocked with single-serving bags of frozen fruits, milk and _______.
15. The average food intake for an NFL player varies based on the size and position of each, but the average player for Washington this season consumes about 4,000 ______ per day.

1. At lunch, players will eat 6 to 8 ounces of meat or fish, plus grains and veggies and a healthy fat, like half of an ______.
2. Sankal also delivers various drinks, like smoothies, to players' lockers before practice, all ________ based on player needs.
3. Washington head nutritionist Jake Sankal makes sure cornerback Fabian Moreau is _________ during a recent practice.
5. Sankal works with chef Connor McGuire to pick out ________ options for the week.
11. A group of hungry, exhausted football players walked into the ________ on a Tuesday in late August.
12. Water bottles with black tape contain a high amount of _________, invisible electrolytes.