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30-Gram Protein Breakfast to Power your Day (with 12 examples)
Everywhere we look, there are messages about eating enough protein. But with so much noise around this mighty macronutrient, it’s difficult to discern how much we really need throughout the day. Or even how much we need in a particular meal, like breakfast. Breakfast...
Love your Gut: 8 Prebiotic Foods to Include for Gut Health and Sports Performance
As someone who works with clients on improving their nutrition, I can’t think of a better way to love yourself than to add in foods that love you back. As athletes, we often carefully consider foods that are best for providing energy for our workouts or maybe even...
Setting Nutrition Goals without Dieting: A Key to Sustainable Health this Year
Do you like to kick off the new year with a fresh focus on health and wellness? If so, great! A new calendar year often brings the desire to implement healthier habits, which can be a good thing. …Unfortunately, in our society, the lure of “get results quickly” can...
18 Awesome Gifts for Athletes
Do you have a sporty someone on your gift list? As somewhat of a minimalist myself, I’m always looking for gifts that my loved ones will enjoy and use, not just another trinket or thing to add clutter to their lives. Athletes go through a lot of gear and resources...
8 Intuitive Eating Tips to Try for More Joy and Less Stress This Holiday Season
I spend a lot of time with my clients this time of year talking about holiday eating. For many, special occasion eating and holiday treats bring a sense of worry instead of joy. After working hard to eat healthfully for their sports performance to perhaps improve...
10 Pumpkin Breakfasts to Power Your Fall Training
Fall is here, and so is the abundance of pumpkin! These days, food manufacturers are squeezing pumpkin into everything, including coffee creamer, cereal, cookies, hummus, waffles, donuts, and even protein drinks and energy bars. It can be polarizing. Some of you may...
6 Best Pre-Workout Snack Bars for Athletes
Processed and convenience foods have come under scrutiny in the past decade or so. Many athletes try to use less packaged and convenience foods based on the belief that processed foods are less nutritious, harmful to health, or that natural or homemade food is...
What is the Best Electrolyte Supplement for Athletes? It Depends, According to a Sports Dietitian.
As an athlete, you have so many things to consider to make your training and performance the best they can be. Whether it’s the gear you wear, the training plan you follow, or how you choose to nourish and hydrate yourself, each decision you make has an impact. ...
Do Electrolytes Give You Energy? Not Exactly. A Sports Dietitian Explains.
We all have times when we are feeling blah: a lack of energy. Could hydration be to blame? Or, more specifically, a lack of electrolytes? With all of the sports drinks and hydration products flooding the market, you may be curious when and if including one in your...
What are Healthy Athlete Snacks (and Why You Need Them), According to an RD
Snacks play a big part in our eating culture. Because of the absolute abundance of snack options, some athletes feel overwhelmed and unsure how, when, or why to include them. Some popular diets praise low-calorie snacks or recommend skipping them altogether. However,...