Which is a better choice- PBJ or Ham/cheese?

Kind of crazy thing but I need to know which is going to hold my kid longer and give her more energy at a tournament. She is extremely picky about what she eats so I have narrowed it down between PBJ's and a Ham/cheese sandwiches. We have never really had this issue come up until this weekend when she played 4 games with only 5-10 min breaks between the games and we were out in the middle of no where. She basically ate pickles, watermelon, pringles and slim jims all day because we thought we would have time to go grab some lunch outside of the park (which we didn't). By game 4, she had no gas left to pitch. So now I have learned a hard lesson and so has she- We are going to pack for tournaments like we are prepping for the apocalypse and I have to figure out what will give her more energy and hold her longer if we don't have time to get lunch outside of the park. Any suggestions?

Either sandwich is fine. Keep the jelly on the thin side and the only condiment that should go on the ham and cheese sandwich is mustard. Turkey and cheese would be another good choice. Consider flour tortilla's instead of bread.

Easily digestible proteins and carbs are your best bet...PB&J would be my choice if those were the only two options. Plenty of fruit and water, or a natural energy drink like Skratch Labs.

PBJ would be my choice, drink, drink and drink some more.

She needs to start night before.

Chicken, rice and steamed vegetables. Wash it all down with coconut water.

Peanut butter has far less protein than what she would need. I would go with ham and cheese. You don't want to "overcarb" since once the body uses the sugar that the carbs turn in to, it will run out of gas pretty quickly. Protein is a slower burning fuel and tends to reduce the speed at which the glycogen is absorbed.

PBJ is great - easily digestible and lots of quick energy. My DD hates the crap from the snack shacks. Some of our favorites to bring are - Hummus with tortialla chips, veggies and pretzels. Whole wheat crackers. Chobani. Baby Bel cheeses. Chocolate chip/raisin oatmeal cookies. Beef jerky. Sub sandwiches. Pickles. Melon. Berries.

Believe it or not low fat chocolate milk is fantastic to drink before, during, and after athletic exertion. It's the perfect treat and fuel. I agree with the tortilla and use real cheese, not the processed slices. Add spinach as a green. Bananas for dessert. Now I'm hungry