Food Theory: Can A Sandwich Make You A Better Athlete?

No, the title is not clickbait. Can a sandwich ACTUALLY make you a better athlete? Specifically, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. When I found out that many NBA players ate a PB&J sandwich - PB&J adjacent item - before a game, I had to figure out WHY! Theorists, this goes beyond sports and nutrition. This is about validating all of the PB&J sandwiches I've eaten over my life. Get ready to play ball!

 
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Credits:
Writers: Matthew Patrick, Justin Kuiper, and Luke Barats
Editors: Josh Langman, Forrest Lee, and Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy  
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#Sandwich #PeanutButter #PeanutButterJelly #Diet #NBA #Nutrition #Basketball #SpaceJam #FoodTheory #Food #Recipe #Matpat #GameTheory #FilmTheory 

[papaya]

Kids who eat pb&j for lunch every day:
“You have no idea how much power I wield.”

[v.e.s.gaming]

Food Theory Idea!: There are enzymes in pineapples called bromelain, which break down proteins and essentially attack your tongue, cheeks, and lips on contact. < Does that mean you could, supposedly dispose of a body using pineapple juice? If not then how much of the body? ...

[LonelySandwich]

Therapist: buff mat dosent exist, he can't hurt you.

Buff mat: HELLO INTERNET

[brandoncloud]

The Bucks won the Finals. MatPat called out their secret weapon: PB&Js!!

[the_roguelogue]

Still waiting on that “popcorn is the most valuable currency” theory

[sunvieightmaster]

"Can a sandwich make you better athlete?"

Sandwich would help to reduce your hunger and give you energy so yeah.

[Guy_W_Majimapfp]

"Aw man, wouldn't that be great if it was real."

Yes Mat, those things do exists, they're called anabolic ster-

[magalimeza]

Title: "Can a sandwich make you a better athlete?"

Thumbnail: "Actually, it's *can your sandwich BE a better athlete?"*

[forkwithasuit]

His next theory be like: The dark secret of lunchables

[topherv]

For anyone who is planning on trying this, I’d recommend to toast the bread first. Toasting it makes it easier to digest, causing it to not sit in ur stomach. I made the mistake of not toasting it before a state track meet and had a slow race lmao!

[elvisp]

I have a question, I just ate some Dominos and on their box, they promote their cheese as the best part of their pizza to thank dairy farmers. I was wondering, is the cheese really the best part of pizza?

[kevinjohnston]

"...how Space Jam, undoubtedly one of the worst movies ever made..."
Hmm...it's unusual for MatPat to wait until the last 5 seoncds to truly sh*t on my childhood lol

[Jessie_Helms]

As soon as I heard “PB&J” I was like, “yeah, absolutely makes sense.”

TL:DW
Peanut butter is an extremely good source of protein and long-term energy, jelly and bread are great sources of sugar & short-term energy.

Also, Matt didn’t mention it, but a PB&J is also a fairly light meal, so reduced risk of cramps compared to, say, pizza which would have a similar effect otherwise.

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

A moment of silence for the people out there allergic to peanut butter.

[Patterrz]

The PB&J might really be the perfect food item

[ChrisGilman]

I used to perform for the Boston Celtics dunk team and I can confirm that even for us and the cheeleaders, we had multiple trays of pb & js during every game 😅

[houseofhador]

You guys should have done a food theory called “is there really a space jam?”

[zombiecereal]

In the words of TF2 Heavy, “Sandvich make me strong!” This just makes sense

[shantandonian]

MatPat talking about SPORTS? I’ve seen everything now

[DEHARDTOO]

Once I started this episode, and when Mat mentioned the superstitions with athletes, I theorize it may be a nutritional benefit but mostly it's a mental thing, a placebo effect that helps them and also reminds them of simpler times as kids, a sort of optimistic start to an intense athletic match. Since if you're mentally feeling good, you're probably going to perform better than if you're upset or not feeling well mentally that game. In the age old adage "gotta getcha head in the game"