Sports Nutrition Basics Center

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Balance, Moderation, Carbohydrates Key To Healthy Youth Sports Diet [9]

Whether it's training for a soccer game or playing a backyard game of catch, children's athletic performance, development, and growth depend largely on eating the right foods. Here are some basic youth sports nutrition tips from nutritionist Suzanne Nelson:

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Featured Blogs & Forums

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Lisa McDowell: Dietary Supplements Not 'Lightning In A Bottle' For Athletes [11]
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Cynthia Lair: Develop A Child's Connection Between Food and Athletic Performance [12]
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Christie Rampone: Nutrition and Hydration Advice For Aspiring Athletes [13]
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Nancy Clark: Peanut Butter Is My Top Food For Sports Nutrition [14]

This is the place for parents to get basic information about nutritional guidelines for youth athletes.

Featured Articles

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Delivering The Sports Nutrition Message: Are Parents The Best Messengers? [16]

A 2012 study [17] by researchers at the University of Minnesota contains some troubling findings about parents' attitudes towards sports and healthy nutrition. MomsTEAM decided to ask sports nutrition expert Allison Maurer for her advice on improving nutrition among youth athletes.

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Healthy Eating A Challenge for Youth Sports Athletes, Parents Say [18]

The food and beverages available to and consumed by youth athletes when they participate in organized sports is often unhealthy, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota.

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Breakfast Burritos A Quick, Easy Meal Choice [19]

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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Nutritional Supplements: Use Only To Fill Gaps & As Insurance, Experts Say [20]

What do top sports dietitians and nutrition experts think of nutritional supplements? If you read their blogs last month, you already know the answer is, not much, with almost all saying that athletes should meet their nutritional needs with food.

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Sports Nutrition On the Go: Drink Up, Load Up, ReFuel, and Replenish [21]

The holidays present a unique set of challenge for parents of athletes. Not only are you juggling family, food, friends and gifts but, if you are like many sports parents, you also have to fit in the kids' holiday tournaments. The good news is not much changes nutritionally; you just need to do a bit of advance planning, says registered dietitian Hillary Monroe.

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