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Top Three Nutrition Tips For Athletes

Sports nutritionist and MomsTeam expert, Nancy Clark, explains to 4-time Olympic medalist, Angela Ruggiero, that the three things an athlete should remember about nutrition are: first, think of food as fuel; second, fuel by day, diet by night; and third, think quality calories and meals combining carbohydrate and protein as the foundation of their diet.

 

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Fruits and Vegetables: Important Part of Athlete's Diet

Fruits and vegetables are "nature's vitamin pills," says sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, and should be an important part of every meal an athlete eats.  Because they contain micronutrients that reduce inflammation, eating fruits and vegetables also helps in recovery from injury.

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Sports Nutrition: Think of Food as Fuel

All athletes are endurance athletes, says sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, regardless of the sport they play, because of the intensity of training being an elite athlete in any sport requires. Athletes should think of food as fuel, fueling up before sports and refueling after, and, most of all, Clark says, they need to make time to eat just as they make time for practice.

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Nutrition For The Injured Athlete

Sports nutritionist Nancy Clark says injured athletes need to eat intuitively and listen to their body in monitoring their food intake, eat protein-rich foods important for healing, and avoid overeating, but, at the same time, she says, it is not a time to restrict calories the body needs to recover from a sports injury.

 

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Eating On A Timeline

Athletes should space meals out on a timeline approximately every four hours, starting with a bigger breakfast, and avoid an eating "crescendo" in which they consume most of their calories at dinner, says sports nutritionist Nancy Clark.

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Some Fat Needed In Athlete's Diet

Sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD, says all athletes should include some "healthy fat" (e.g. almonds, peanut butter, olive oil) at each meal.

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Help Cure Your Child’s Food Addiction By Overcoming Yours

How do you as a parent help your child overcome an addiction to unhealthy food? By overcoming your own addiction first. Most children who are addicted to unhealthy food are getting that food in the home. Children also engage in behavior modeled after their parents. If you want your child to stop eating unhealthy food, you need to lead by example.
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National Egg Month: Eggs More Incredible than Ever

May is National Egg Month, and with the school year winding down and final exams around the corner, it's an important time for your family to eat a high-quality protein breakfast, like eggs. Here are 3 quick and easy breakfast recipes.
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Breaking Food Obsessions

Steps food-obsessed athletes can take towards transforming their food fears into peaceful eating patterns and better quality of life from nutritionist Nancy Clark.

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Breakfast Burritos A Quick, Easy Meal Choice

Burritos are a great choice for any meal or snack, because they are an easy-to-prepare, one-dish meal that can be eaten fresh, even when your child is on the road, at any time of the day.  Here's a recipe for a breafast burrito, a high calorie, high carbohydrate dish rich in potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron and vitamin C.

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