Budget-friendly team meals athletes will eat: eight build-your-own meals from about $2.65 per athlete, with shopping lists for 20, 40 and 60, allergy swaps, food safety and a season schedule. By USA's #1 Fueling Expert for Athletes Under 18, Dawn Weatherwax, RD, LD, LAT, ATC, CSCS.

Most team snacks are a drink, a chip and something sweet. A good one does four jobs: carbohydrate, protein, healthy fat, and hydration with a dash of sodium when the day calls for it. Here's what the bag is missing, what to buy, how to keep the cost down, and the one change that sticks all season.