Nancy Clark – Page 17 – Nancy Clark RD

Are fat-free foods, like skim milk and fat-free salad dressing, wise additions to a sports diet?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 20-02-2016

Nancy, are fat-free foods, like skim milk and fat-free salad dressing, wise additions to my sports diet? Or should I choose 2% milk and olive oil dressings? The answer to that question...

Once you have lost weight, how do you keep it off?

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 07-01-2016

Although losing weight may seem like a hard job, the harder part, actually, is keeping it off – or so I am told by many successful dieters. Research indicates about...

Sports Nutrition Information: Websites You Can Trust

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 10-11-2015

As the winter weather sets in, you might have a little extra time on your hands. What a good opportunity to use that time to educate yourself about fueling for...

Traveling Athletes & Gas Station Nutrition

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 19-10-2015

Are you among the many coaches, athletic trainers, and support crews—including parents, partners and siblings—who spend too much time on the road, traveling with your athletes from one sporting...

What should I eat before I exercise?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 24-08-2015

What should I eat before I exercise? is the most common question athletes ask me, a sports nutritionist. The answer varies, depending on: –how hard you will be exercising. Before intense...

Electrolyte replacers: Do athletes need to buy them?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 15-07-2015

Electrolytes are electrically charged particles, most commonly known as sodium, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. They are abundant in “real foods” – including fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, and dairy foods. These...

Salt, Sodium, and Summer Sweat

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 03-06-2015

It’s summer sweat season! If you will be exercising hard for more than two or three hours in the heat and losing a lot of sweat, you might be wondering...

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...

What about the Paleo Diet…?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 11-10-2014

Q. Nancy, should I go on the Paleo Diet? I’m an avid fitness exerciser who wants to eat healthfully and take good care of my body. A. I am sure...

Coconut oil: Good or Bad?

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 29-08-2014

In the past year, my clients have become very curious about coconut oil. “What about coconut oil?” they ask. “Is it good or bad?” My answer is there is not...