As a sports dietitian advising a collegiate team with limited budget and varying competition rules, which evidence-based recommendation best balances effectiveness, safety, and cost?

Advise all athletes to self-prescribe high doses of caffeine and anabolic steroids because these maximize performance quickly and cost no more than a month of team meals

Allow athletes to choose any ergogenic aid they prefer without counseling because personal preference and anecdote are as reliable as controlled trials in predicting individual responses

Recommend discontinuing all supplements including creatine and caffeine, replacing them with expensive, untested proprietary supplements because novelty equates to greater ergogenic effect

Prioritize foundational nutrition and hydration strategies for all athletes, recommend creatine monohydrate for eligible strength/power athletes who seek modest benefits and can tolerate it, and discourage use of banned or high-risk agents such as anabolic steroids while educating about sport rules and risks