Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which includes Athletes too!
“I can eat whatever I want because I burned so many calories during my workout!” I have never heard or said this myself….wrong! I am sure you have heard a teammate, friend, or family member, say a...
View ArticleMyPlate for Athletes
Athletes need to make adjustments to their daily intake based on their training schedules. These adjustments may occur daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. It is important to know what to eat on a hard...
View ArticleSpring into Workouts with Homemade Energy Bites
Sometimes you want to change-up your snack by making your own grab-n-go fruit & nut bars or the very popular bite size balls. Since store brought fruit & nut bars (such as Larabars, Kind Bars,...
View ArticleBuild a Sweet Potato Bowl
Sweet potatoes are a nutrient dense starchy vegetable providing an excellent source of carbohydrate at meals along with rich sources of vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, B vitamins, potassium, and...
View ArticleTime for the Grills to Take the Heat
Grilling weather has arrived! Stoves and ovens can cool off while grills can take the heat outside! We grill all year around, even in the dead of winter, but the warmer Spring/Summer weather...
View ArticleMake Breakfast an Egg-ssential Habit
I am sure I sound like a broken record by saying “you should eat breakfast everyday no matter the circumstances”, but for some reason I still see athletes, who are not eating breakfast! Why is...
View ArticleThe 3 R’s of Recovery Nutrition
REPEAT after me……. REFUEL REBUILD REPLENISH REFUEL REBUILD REPLENISH REFUEL REBUILD REPLENISH Repeat after every workout by eating and/or drinking the 3 R’s within 30 minutes of exercise. Take a...
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