One of the hardest parts of being an elite athlete is diligently adhering to a strict and healthy diet.Living in a food-obsessed society like Indonesia, where junk food like instant noodles and assorted gorengan (fried snacks) from bananas to tofu are ever present, can be a challenge for athletes.Unfortunately, for many Indonesians, instant noodles and gorengan are both comfort and staple foods.Former national swimmer Albert C. Sutanto struggled to resist temptation during his heyday. Albert, who won nine gold medals at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games from the early 1990s to the 2000s, recounted that he frequently ate fried noodles, a favorite snack, during his career.At that time, there was not a program [for managing the athletes nutrition intake], he said recently.Compared with athletes from other countries, Indonesian athletes lag behind when it comes to nutritiona...
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In land of 'gorengan', athletes weighed down by poor diets - Jakarta Post
