Sometimes, playing a sport does not just involve practicing and playing. A lot more goes into it than some people may know; such as a healthy diet and of course hydration. A healthy diet prepares you way before you ever step foot on the court. Especially in women, a lot of times women are more prone to injury and other mishaps because the way our bodies are built. Women often times have to prepare better and watch what they eat more than men do because if they do not then their bodies will not be able to perform as well. As women psychically activity and intense exercising take a larger toll on our bodies than we notice. First things first, if an athlete wants stay healthy then macronutrients is what they need to focus on. These nutrients can be helpful to anyone’s diet and bring them a large amount of energy. An example of macronutrients are proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. The fats will recovery your body from low intensity practices or games where you don't exert too much energy but just enough for your body to need those fats to help it recover. Carbohydrates will allow your body to recovery from higher intensities games or practices. It is shown that while you’re in practice that your body relies on carbohydrates to provide energy for the muscles that are being broken down. In order to repair an athlete’s cells and speedy up the recovery process then it is suggested to have a lot of carbohydrate intakes. Also not only macronutrients are helpful but micronutrients are just as in important to a female basketball player’s health. A prime example of a micronutrient would be iron. “It can be detrimental to their health to have too much or too little. Balanced micronutrients levels should be the aim for best performance and health” (Scott, 2011). Carbohydrates are important for providing energy during exercise, they are stored in the body in the form of glycogen. Complex carbohydrates are found in foods such as broccoli, carrots, and potatoes. These are basically carbohydrates that need to be broken down by the body. These do not include sugary foods or candies. Although complex carbs can be better for you it is still sometimes good to get simple sugars such as juice and yogurt. These will provide energy, but they do not provide vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. But the main thing that should be focused on is all the carbohydrates you take in daily. Athletes should not take in more calories than carbohydrates or vice versa. If they split it half in half, so in other words half carbohydrates and half calories then that should be fair game. If you plan on practicing for an hour or more it suggests that an athlete eat plenty of carbohydrates before that practice or game. Also flui