The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has put together a Bowl Frenzy Recipe Resource with easy-to-tackle recipes perfect for pleasing football-sized appetites.

Score big with your football fans by serving up a delicious spread including these easy recipes:
– Fiesta Wraps;
– Half Time Skins;
– Idaho® Potato and Chicken Gumbo;
– And more!

Even better, Idaho® potatoes are a low-calorie, nutrient-packed addition to any meal.

• One Idaho® potato has 26 grams of carbohydrates.  Superior athletes like Olympians and football players need at least 60-70% of their diets to be comprised of complex carbohydrates like those found in potatoes.  With the added benefits of vitamin C, fiber and potassium, could there be a more perfect food for an athlete?
• Each 5.3 oz Idaho® potato is only 110 calories, contains zero fat and cholesterol, and is packed with nutrients including 45% daily value of vitamin C, nearly two times as much potassium as a banana, fiber, protein, vitamin B6 and complex carbohydrates.  At about 25 cents per potato, that’s a lot of nutritional bang for your buck – and even better, your quarter!
• Feeling anxious about the big game?  Eating potatoes can actually calm you when you’re feeling stressed because potatoes and other carbohydrate-rich foods contain serotonin, a chemical in the brain that regulates mood.
• Idaho® potatoes can make you smarter!  Studies have shown that foods high in carbohydrates encourage greater mental clarity.

Click the link for the Half Time Skins recipe.

If you try any of these recipes, or any others posted here at The Mom Maven, please come back here and leave me a comment. I love to hear from you.

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We were blessed to have Tony Dungy as head coach of the Buccaneers for several years. He is a great coach and a greater man. The way he blends teaching football with positive character traits is to be applauded. Next week there is a special event specifically for high school football players, parents and coaches, though any student-athlete will benefit, put on by Coach Tony Dungy.
Tony Dungy’s National High School Football Kickoff, “Tony Dungy’s Red Zone ’09” is coming to a theater near you ONLY on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.

Tony will be sharing coaching tips and strategies as well as life and character training. Coach Dungy has assembly some of the best in football to share training tips and drills with the players. What kicker doesn’t want to learn from Adam Vinatieri and what quarterback would say know to tips from Peyton Manning? Definitely not one that wants to improve! Other topics will cover preparing for college recruiting, making sure you are eligible for the NCAA and more.

Tony and host Reggie Dabbs will join with an all-star cast of football’s finest:

• Peyton Manning
• Jon Torine
• Michael Irvin
• Joe Ehrman
• Jim Sorgi
• Joseph Addai
• Gary Brackett
• Adam Vinatieri
• Dallas Clark
• Pete Carroll
• Bob Sanders

For the first time ever, high school football gets its own national kickoff.  As you join more than 1.2 million student athletes taking the football field this fall, it is more important than ever that your sports career gets off to the right start.  With specific training tips from some of the premier players and coaches in the NFL, this event is more than razzle-dazzle. Regardless of your ability level, it will provide new incentive to work hard, eat right, stay focused and develop all of your potential.

from redzonelive.com
For more information, to see where Red Zone ’09 will be showing in your area or to order tickets please visit redzonelive.com. Please share this info with any coaches, parents and/or players you may know.

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