Healthy Breakfast
Wake Up With an Apple
Most high school athletes are not everyday coffee drinkers. But when school drags you out of bed before the sun rises, a delicious wake-up call is a welcome treat. Instead [...]
Performance Benefits of Egg Whites: Should You Ditch the Yolk?
Eggs are both a common breakfast choice and a great source of protein for athletes. But what else is in an egg? One yolk [the yellow part] contains 210 mg [...]
Made-to-Order Restaurant Eating: Hold the Fat
Restaurant and fast food menus are usually loaded with high-fat, calorie-rich foods and meals. Heavy creams and sauces, mile-high toppings and supersized portions can do mad damage to your body. [...]
Grant Hill’s Blueprint for Back-to-Back Games
Phoenix Suns small forward Grant Hill logged 44 minutes in last night’s triple-overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, with the lion’s share of those minutes spent chasing Kobe Bryant [...]
At the Plate With Torii Hunter: Eating to Maintain Power
LA Angels right fielder Torii Hunter used to open his refrigerator in the morning and ask the same two questions you might ask: "What’s for breakfast, and who’s going to [...]
Will an Empty Stomach Affect Your Performance?
The good folks at coreperformance.com (a division of Athletes’ Performance) tackled this question: is it OK to train on an empty stomach? According to AP’s director of performance nutrition, Amanda [...]
Muscle-Building Protein
Aiming to build muscle? Plate some protein throughout the day—not just at dinner. Men’s Health throws down five truths about protein, including when best to eat it: with three meals [...]
Breakfast Before Bed
If summer morning workouts leave you feeling drained for the rest of the day, consider eating breakfast before bed. On runnersworld.com, sport nutritionist Leslie Bonci recently recommended a few bedtime [...]
Boost Energy With Breakfast
It’s true: if you snooze, you lose. And in the a.m., skipping breakfast for a few extras Z’s means you’ll be at a loss for energy. So get your game [...]
Pick & Pass: Breakfast Breads
These sweet eats go head to head, showing you which are empty calories and which are nutritious dishes. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1 Thomas Cinnamon [...]