Vegetarian
12-Year NBA Veteran Ben Gordon Goes Vegan to Improve His Game
Ben Gordon has been around a long time. A former standout at UConn, Gordon is entering his 12th year in the NBA, and as the newest member of the Golden [...]
Protein for Vegetarian Athletes
Protein for Vegetarian and Vegan Athletes There are numerous examples of elite professional athletes who follow vegetarian and vegan diets. While...
Should Athletes Follow a Pescetarian Diet?
Should Athletes Try Going Pescatarian? As a sports nutritionist I always get lots of question regarding the best type of diet to follow for boosting...
Mix It Up With These High-Protein Meatloaf Muffin Snacks
We all know quick protein snacks are an important part of your day. Timing food intake around workouts, preventing hunger extremes and keeping your...
Big League Performance on a Minor League Budget—5 Nutrition Tips From the Sugar Land Skeeters
If you played for the Texas Rangers, with their $129 million payroll, you wouldn’t have a hard time finding nutritious foods to eat. That sort of thing would be taken [...]
The Positive Side Effects of Creatine (Besides Building Muscle)
The Positive Side Effects of Creatine (Other Than Building Muscle) I would like to preface this article by stating that I support the whole food...
NCAA Might Soon Allow Student-Athletes to Eat Unlimited Food
The NCAA Legislative Council recently proposed allowing student-athletes to receive unlimited meals and snacks in conjunction with their athletics participation. This would revise the policy that permitted scholarship athletes to [...]
Vegetarian Athlete Tips: Olympic Swimmer Kate Ziegler
AP Images Endurance athletes are known to be voracious eaters—especially during their peak training months (look no further than Michael Phelps’ 12,000-calorie-per-day diet ahead of the London Games). [...]
Three Healthy Nutrients You Know Little or Nothing About
While many of us can spout off information about healthy nutrients such as Vitamin C, calcium and Vitamin D, some of the lesser known vitamins and...
The Meat-Free Athlete
If you choose a vegetarian diet for health, nutritional or personal reasons, you can still perform at the same high level as athletes who get their protein from meat. Pro [...]