breakfast – Nancy Clark RD

Oatmeal and Athletes: All you want to know!

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 15-12-2021

As you may recall from nursery songs, Mares eat oats and Does eat oats—and so do many athletes. (FYI, the song is actually Mairzy Doats.) Questions arise about oatmeal: Is...

Granola! A recipe for homemade happiness

1 Comments , in Uncategorized on 19-03-2020

What Can’t Granola Do? Granola is such a universal food product; it can be incorporated into your diet in so many different ways! Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack, you...

Carbs and Athletes: Friend or Foe?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 14-03-2020

Many athletes spend a lot of time surfing the Web, looking for answers to their nutrition questions. Given the average American spends 24 hours a week online, that allows a...

Winning the War Against Snack Attacks

1 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 14-01-2020

“I wish I didn’t have snack attacks. I eat way too much chocolate…” “I eat only healthy foods during the day. My snacking problem starts the minute I get home...

Recipe for Banana Bread

4 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 16-10-2019

Whether you are rowing in the Head of the Charles or running a marathon, this banana bread is a yummy, healthy sports food that will fuel you for a high...

Fueling Tips for Early Morning Exercisers

4 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 07-02-2019

Many athletes train in the early morning. And many of them report eating nothing before their training session. My stomach isn’t awake. … It’s too early to even think about...

Meal Timing: Does It Matter When You Eat?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 10-02-2017

Meals and snacking patterns have changed over the past 40 years. You have undoubtedly noticed that many of us are eating fewer calories from meals and more calories from...

True or False: Having dessert with breakfast can help you lose weight?

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 18-07-2016

Believe it or not, the answer can be true – at least, according to research with about 200 healthy (non-diabetic) people with excess body fat. The study compared half the...

Should I eat before a morning run?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 15-04-2015

I run at 5:30 in the morning and generally don’t eat anything. I’ve read that I shouldn’t run on empty. If there were just one food to eat—easily digestible—which one...

The Athlete’s Omelet: Not for breakfast only!

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition on 02-08-2014

Given that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, your chances of eating breakfast improve when you plan a meal that is both yummy and offers nutrients that...