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Opinion: Your Post-Workout Recovery Nutrition Should Be Liquid
You just finished an intense workout, your muscles are blazing and you need to recover with some protein and carbs. But don't reach for a protein bar or sit down [...]
Essential Pre-Workout Snacks for Intense Exercise
Training on an empty stomach? Your "motor" is guaranteed to run out of gas in the middle of a tough workout, because you haven't "fueled up" enough. A small pre-exercise [...]
Natural Food and Beverage Choices for Athletes
In athletics, speed is key. But when it comes to nutrition, athletes who rely excessively on "quick" meals and beverages—e.g., fast food, energy bars and protein shakes—are way off key. [...]
5 High Protein Vegetarian Snacks
Consuming enough protein is one of the biggest challenges for a vegetarian athlete. For vegetarians, finding great snack foods with high protein can be difficult; however, spur-of-the-moment snack foods can [...]
Healthiest Unhealthy Foods: If You’re Going To Splurge, This Is What To Eat
It may come as a surprise, but as a dietitian I encourage my clients not to label food items as good or bad. Obviously, some foods have a higher nutritional [...]
Why Healthy Snacks Help Athletes Maintain Weight and Perform Better
Snacking is often associated with junk food, late night eating and excessive amounts of calories. However, if you select the right foods, snacks can help keep your blood sugars stable, [...]
Smart Holiday Beverage Choices
Editor's note: the alcoholic beverage recommendations in this article are meant for people 21 years of age and older. Eggnog, hot chocolate with marshmallows and the latest specialty martinis are [...]
Post-Workout Breakfast Muscle-Building Shakes
Like the negative stat of an incomplete pass in football, if you skip a post-workout meal after an intense training session, the workout is incomplete. Unfortunately, high school athletes commonly [...]
Homemade Trail Mix: The Ideal Grab-N-Go Snack
On-the-go athletes can have difficulty finding healthy snacks. Since they should eat every few hours, having options is critical if you want to stick to this plan. Homemade trail mix [...]
Protein Shake or Chocolate Milk: Which Is Better Post-Workout?
Athletes are taught to refuel with protein immediately after a workout. Most opt for a quick hit with an easy, portable protein shake. But just drinking protein won't replenish muscle [...]