Sports Nutrition – Page 13

Questions for people who start exercising between 4:00 and 5:30 a.m.

27 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 19-01-2019

I am interested in learning more about if, what, how and when early morning exercisers eat. If you start your training between the hours of 4:00 and 5:30 a.m., thanks...

Recipe: Peanut butter muffin with dark chocolate chips

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 17-01-2019

Today’s recipe, Peanut Butter Muffins with Dark Chocolate Chips is courtesy of Kate Scarlata RD, author The Low FODMAP Diet, Step by Step. The muffins are low in FODMAPS and are...

Five Reasons Why You Want to Eat Carbohydrates

2 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 10-01-2019

As the New Year starts, I hear way too many athletes vowing to “knock off carbs” for their nutrition resolution. Most intend to eat less sugar (OK). Some plan to...

Energy Bars: Which ones are best?

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition on 10-12-2018

Athletes have many questions about energy bars: Which ones are best? That depends on your taste buds. The best energy bars are the ones you enjoy eating, settle well for a...

Comparing dairy milk to milk alternatives

3 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 21-11-2018

If you are allergic to cows milk, choose a vegan diet, or prefer to limit your intake of dairy foods for whatever reason, here is how dairy milk compares to...

Spending too much time fighting with food?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Weight on 06-11-2018

Has the quest for thinness pushed you over the edge, into a daily fight with food and even an outright eating disorder? That’s a common problem among athletes, who (wrongly)...

Do you count calories and track your food?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 11-10-2018

Today’s athletes commonly count calories and track their food. Some use MyFitnessPal, others create an Excel spreadsheet, ant there are those who still keep food records the old fashioned way...

The Milk Debate: Does it really do a body good?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 20-09-2018

I’m sure you’ve heard anti-dairy people inform you that cows’ milk is for calves, so no wonder it causes health issues in humans. Experts can debate whether or not dairy...

Is anything good about white flour….???

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 14-09-2018

Nancy, in the section on carbohydrates in your Sports Nutrition Guidebook, you wrote that half of the grains we eat should be whole grains. The last few years I have...

The Great Sugar Debate

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 12-09-2018

Sugar is a total waste of calories. I don’t touch the stuff. I have such a sweet-tooth. My day is grim without some sugar in it. Before I compete,...