Sports Nutrition – Page 24

What to drink on Marathon day?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 19-04-2014

The day of the marathon, your goal is to prevent dehydration so you stay out of the medical tent! Be sure to drink extra fluids (water, juice, sports drink) the...

What to eat Boston Marathon morning?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 19-04-2014

Because the Boston Marathon starts between 10:30 and 11:30, fueling can be a bit tricky. Here are a few thoughts to organize your pre-marathon eating. On Marathon Morning, be sure...

Is sugar bad for athletes?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 14-04-2014

Most athletes can metabolize sugar without problems. That’s because exercise enhances the transport of sugar from your blood into your muscles with far less insulin than needed by the body...

Carbo-loading tips for Boston Marathoners

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 14-04-2014

Without a doubt, what you eat and drink during the last few days and hours before the Boston Marathon makes a difference. By eating wisely and well, you can enjoy...

Sample carbo-loading menu

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 28-03-2014

Even if you do not / can not eat wheat, you can still carbo-load! Here’s how! The following 3,200 calorie high-carbohydrate diet provides about 3.5 grams carbohydrate per pound (8...

Quick Weight Quiz for Athletes

1 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 25-03-2014

True or False: If you want to lose weight, you need to go on a diet. False: Diets do not work. If diets did work, then everyone who has ever...

Sugar and Athletes: Good, Bad or Evil?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 06-03-2014

Sugar has been the center of a lot of negative press , and for good reason. Diets high in added sugar are associated with increased risk of obesity, type 2...

Caffeine for Sports Performance

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 01-03-2014

For athletes, caffeine is a proven performance enhancer. In their new book Caffeine for Sports Performance, sports dietitians Louise Burke and Ben Desbrow and exercise physiologist Lawrence Spriet address all-things-caffeine...

Soup Recipe for Meatless Monday

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 17-02-2014

If you are like me, you are tired of winter, tired of the same ol’ foods, and ready for some new adventures. The following recipe from the new Fifth Edition...

Recipe for homemade hot cocoa for winter athletes

3 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition on 27-01-2014

While a chug of cold chocolate milk is a wonderful recovery food in warm weather, a steaming mugful of hot cocoa is a welcome warm-me-up after some cold weather running,...