Nutritional Needs & Guidelines

Healthy Eating A Challenge for Youth Sports Athletes, Parents Say

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.

Childhood Obesity: Pro-Active Parents Can Make The Difference

Instead of playing the blame game, pro-active parents can help keep children and teens trim and fit in the electronic age and a world filled with high-calorie junk-food and super-sized meals.

National Youth Sports Safety Month

Tracy Bowman (Sports Dietitian): Nutrition Lecture To High School Track Team Was Life-Changing Moment

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In recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam has asked 30 experts to write a blog answering two questions: first, how or why did they get into their field, and second, how have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, we hear from sports dietitian Tracy Bowman, owner of Performance Nutrition and Wellness in Johnstown, Pennyslvania.

By Tracy Bowman, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN

A lecture to her high school track team on the relationship between diet and performance was a life-changing moment for one dietitian.

National Youth Sports Safety Month

Lisa McDowell (Sports Dietician): Realized Power of Nutrient Dense Diet When Father Had Cancer

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In recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam asked 30 experts in 2012 to write a blog answering two questions: first, how or why did they get into their field, and second, how have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, with the National Hockey League playoffs about to begin, we hear again from Lisa McDowell, sports dietitian for the Detroit Red Wings.

By Lisa McDowell, MS, RD, CNSD

A sports dietitian realized the power of nutrient dense when her father was being treated for pancreatic cancer. She now helps elite athletes, including members of NHL's Detroit Red Wings, to fuel with the rainbow and eat highly concentrated, natural food; a diet which has helped improve performance, prevent injury, and speed injury recovery.

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.

Sports Nutrition: Think of Food as Fuel

All athletes regardless of the sport they play should think of food as fuel, says sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, fueling up before sports and refueling after, and, most of all, ensuring that they make time to eat.

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.

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.

Some Fat Needed In Athlete's Diet

Sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD, says that, because fat is needed to absorb certain vitamins, athletes, particularly in endurance sports, should include some "healthy fat" (e.g. almonds, peanut butter, olive oil) in their diet.

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.

Nutritional Needs & Guidelines

Healthy Eating A Challenge for Youth Sports Athletes, Parents Say

Childhood Obesity: Pro-Active Parents Can Make The Difference

Tracy Bowman (Sports Dietitian): Nutrition Lecture To High School Track Team Was Life-Changing Moment

Lisa McDowell (Sports Dietician): Realized Power of Nutrient Dense Diet When Father Had Cancer

Fruits and Vegetables: Important Part of Athlete's Diet

Sports Nutrition: Think of Food as Fuel

Nutrition For The Injured Athlete

Eating On A Timeline

Some Fat Needed In Athlete's Diet

Help Cure Your Child’s Food Addiction By Overcoming Yours

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