Sustainable Sports Diet – Nancy Clark RD

Want to Build More Muscle? — Nutrition Tactics

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 11-09-2020

Most athletes want to have strong muscles to be more powerful, help prevent injuries, add protection for contact sports such as rugby or (American) football, and yes, to look buff....

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Cake Batter—with a health halo

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 16-08-2020

When you are hankering for some chocolate chip cookies or chocolate cake—but want a sports food that is also nourishing—you might enjoy these two recipes for dessert hummus. Both are...

Should you consume extra salt when exercising in the heat?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 30-07-2020

Perhaps —but each athlete is an experiment of one. Here’s just one example of what I mean by that. ...

Athletes and Intestinal Distress: Gutting It Out

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 15-07-2020

While some athletes have cast iron stomachs and few concerns about what and when they eat before they exercise, others live in fear of pre-exercise fuel contributing to undesired pit...

Considerations when building a vegan sports diet

1 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 13-06-2020

Vegan and vegetarian diets are here to stay; they are not a passing fad. The busy lifestyle of vegan athletes can create nutrition challenges. For example, when eating on the...

Which is better: chickpea or wheat pasta?

1 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 29-05-2020

Nancy, I have a quick question. When choosing a pasta to incorporate into my meals for starch, is there a difference between pasta made from wheat flour compared to chickpeas?...

Gourmet Vegetarian Lasagna

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 22-04-2020

For hungry athletes, little is more welcomed than a nice lasagna dinner! If you are looking for a hearty, nutrient dense recipe that lasts for several meals, enjoy this Gourmet Vegetarian...

When the mirror makes you sad

5 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 13-04-2020

As I write this blog, the date is April 12th, 2020, more than three weeks into the coronavirus shut-down here in Boston. I continue to counsel clients from my virtual...

When food has power over you

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 13-04-2020

As I write this blog, the date is April 12th, 2020, more than three weeks into the coronavirus shut-down here in Boston. I continue to counsel clients from my virtual...

Protein, Plant-based Diets & Athletes

1 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 30-03-2020

From social media to television shows, we are constantly bombarded with mixed messages about protein. No wonder many athletes struggle over how to consume the best sports diet. They want...