Sweet Potato
6 Simple Power Recipes for Vegetarian Athletes
Thinkstock Oatmeal goji-berry balls and lentil burgers might sound exotic and complicated, but prepping these dishes can be just as easy as those ground turkey burgers and sweet potatoes you’ve [...]
5 Non-Boring Ways to Eat Sweet Potatoes
All Photos: Thinkstock Student-athletes are busy people. STACK understands that. That’s why we are bringing you our “Non-Boring Ways to Eat” series, each installment of which presents a [...]
Why You Need Dietary Fiber—and Where to Get It
Dietary Fiber We learned recently why carbohydrates are not the enemy and are so important, especially for athletes. One of the main reasons to obtain...
4 Simple Pre-Turkey Bowl Snacks
Don’t get fried on the football field this Turkey Bowl season. Fuel up with these quick-fix fall favorites before the game and play your best while saving room for the [...]
How to Maximize Tennis Performance With Your Diet
For the last six months, I have worked as a nutritionist for a professional tennis player. In order to help him recover and perform the next day, I had two [...]
Turn 5 Main Ingredients into 25 Healthy Dinners
Athletes lead busy lives. Who has the time to cook dinner every night after spending time and money at the grocery store? One thing most of us have in abundance, [...]
6 Easy, Fresh Dinners Using Just the Microwave
We've all had to rely on frozen meals at times. Although we can't discredit all frozen foods as unhealthy, many are loaded with sodium, artificial preservatives and trans fats. (See How [...]
10-Minute Dinners: 8 Healthy Recipes for Athletes
After “healthy” and “delicious,” my two favorite words describing any meal are “simple” and “fast.” We’d all have healthier eating habits if we spent our weekends planning, chopping and cooking, [...]
Top 3 Superfoods for Increased Energy, Stamina and Power
Eating quality calories at every meal can be difficult, but for athletes it's necessary to do so as often as possible to reap maximum performance benefits on the field and [...]
Tom Moffitt’s Nutrition Tips
The LSU Tigers, consistently one of the most dominating football squads in America, attribute their success, in part, to a killer strength and speed program prescribed by one of [...]