Nancy Clark – Nancy Clark RD

Staying Well: an Important Job for athletes

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 15-05-2019

As an athlete, you have two jobs. One is to eat wisely to perform well. The other is to stay healthy by sleeping well, eating well, and living well. Wellness...

Weight Management: Carbs, Calories, or Keto?

2 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 13-04-2019

For most of the past 40 years, dieters have been told to limit dietary fat, believing it leads to obesity and heart disease. Today, dieters hear messages to indulge in...

Sports Nutrition: Elite vs. Recreational Athletes

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 11-03-2019

Nancy, do you offer different nutrition recommendations for elite athletes as compared to recreational exercisers? I am highly competitive, work out intensely, and often wonder if I am eating to...

Do you exercise between 5:30 and 8:00 pm?

12 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 17-02-2019

If you exercise between 5:30 and 8:00 pm, I’m curious about how you manage your food for the day: Do you have a late-afternoon snack? An early dinner before you...

Fueling Tips for Early Morning Exercisers

0 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...

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...

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...

Recipe for homemade energy bar

0 Comments , in Uncategorized on 10-12-2018

If you’re tired of yet-another commercial energy bar, here’s how to make your own. This recipe is from my Sports Nutrition Guidebook: Sweet and Crispy Nut Bars...

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...

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)...