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Fast Food Meals Can Be Part of Healthy Diet for Youth Athletes

While many fast food meals are high in fat, they can be part of a sports-active child's healthy diet as long as parents follow some simple guidelines.

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Travel Teams: Healthy Eating for the Youth Athlete Away from Home

One of the biggest nutritional challenges parents of youth athletes face is seeing that they eat properly away from home. But whether you are traveling to an all-day soccer tournament across town, or a two-week tournament in a foreign country, your child's nutritional needs don't have to suffer. There are plenty of ways you can ensure that your child will eat the kind of high carbohydrate, moderate protein, and low fat diet which studies show are necessary for optimal performance. Here are some strategies to use in making healthy choices at fast food, family-style and ethnic restaurants, and grocery and convenience stores.

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Sports Nutrition On The Road: Plan Ahead

When an athlete is traveling, they need to plan ahead to meet their nutritional needs, says sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD. She recommends bringing cereal, granola bars, trail mix and even peanut butter sandwiches to avoid the hunger that can lead to poor nutritional choices on the road.
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Travel Team Nutrition: Tips for Sports Parents, Coaches, and Managers

Proper nutrition for athletes at away games and tournaments don't have to suffer.  Here are some travel team nutrition tips for sports parents, coaches and managers. 
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Most Fast Food Kids' Meals Don't Meet Nutritional Standards, Study Says

Only 3 percent of kids’ meals served at fast-food restaurants met federal dietary guidelines in a first-of-its-kind study  examining the nutrient quality of such meals in Houston.
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Sports Travel: Eating Right On Airplanes and In Foreign Country

Is your child playing on a sports team that is going to travel by air or to a tournament in a foreign country this summer? Traveling by air presents some unique nutritional challenges for the
youth athlete trying to maintain a diet high in
carbohydrates and fluids, moderate in protein and low in fat:
Here are some tips for eating right on the plane and while your child is playing sports in a foreign country.

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Choosing Low-Fat Items at Fast Food Restaurants

Choosing lower-fat items at fast food restaurants when you and your child are away from home competing in a tournament or event is easy if you know what to look for and what items to avoid.

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Tips For Healthy Dining At Ethnic Restaurants

Healthy high-carbohydrate, low fat meals are available at ethnic restaurants. You just have to know what to look for, what to avoid or watch out for, and what the good menu choices are:

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