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The Great Sugar Debate

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 12-09-2018

Sugar is a total waste of calories. I don’t touch the stuff. I have such a sweet-tooth. My day is grim without some sugar in it. Before I compete,...

Clean Eating: Unintended Consequences

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 22-07-2018

You’ve undoubtedly heard some health-conscious athletes talk about good foods, bad foods, healthy foods, and clean foods. Some refer to food like it’s a drug (I don’t do sugar or...

Does fruit juice have too much sugar?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 25-04-2018

Dear Nancy, I am curious about your recommendation in your Sports Nutrition Guidebook to drink fruit juice to gain weight. I have never served my kids juice because of the sugar...

Food & Health: Updates from the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 16-11-2017

Nutrition misinformation and food confusion surrounds today’s health-conscious athletes. To arm myself with knowledge to better educate my clients, I (along with 10,000 other registered dietitians) attended the Academy...

Questions about chocolate milk

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 10-07-2017

Dear Nancy, I have a lot of questions about chocolate milk as a recovery drink. Thank you for your answers....

Confused by anti-sugar information?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 01-05-2017

Nancy, I’m currently watching an anti-sugar documentary … Yikes! Sugar and high fructose corn syrup are in almost everything: bread, crackers, cereal, processed foods. I have this urge to go to my...

What I learned on my trip to the cranberry bog…

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 22-03-2017

The friendly folks at Ocean Spray recently invited me (and a group of registered dietitians who were in Boston for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Food and Nutrition Conference...

Fruit Juice for Athletes: Yes or No?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 26-10-2016

Many athletes and sports-active people shy away from fruit juice, believing it has “too much sugar.” Can 100% fruit juice fit into a sports diet? For certain! True, almost all...

Much Ado About…Peanut Butter and Jelly?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 09-02-2016

Professional athletes have been making headlines a lot recently, and for something other than their slam dunks. Athletes have been changing their eating habits in an effort to improve performance....

Artificial Sweeteners, Diet Soda & You: Yes or No?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 18-10-2015

Is diet soda really bad for me? … Do artificial sweeteners cause cancer? … Which is healthier: to put sugar or Sweet ‘n Low in my iced tea? Many athletes ask me...