What is Creatine and Why Do Athletes Use It?
Creatine is a widely used and recommended product, but what is it? Learn what creatine can do for you and the best type of creatine for athletic performance.
Healthy Holiday Eating Guide
Having a plan to stick to healthier habits around the holidays will allow you to enjoy the season while maintaining your health and fitness goals. Here’s 7 tips for a healthier holiday season.
Nutrition for Injury Recovery and Rehab
When it comes to recovering from an injury, nutrition is a useful tool that is often overlooked. Prioritizing nutrition for healing can assist in maintaining lean mass and reducing inflammation.
Athlete's Guide to Multivitamins
A guide for athletes on how to choose the best multivitamin. We compare ingredients, dosages, third party testing, and cost, taking all of the work out for you!
Should You Eat Less on Rest Days?
Do you know how to eat on rest days? While rest days may not incorporate much physical activity, what to eat on rest days is still an important question when it comes to maintaining your athletic performance.
25 Smoothie Recipes for the Busy Athlete
A collection of healthy and delicious smoothie recipes for athletes, created by registered dietitians to help you rehydrate, re-energize, and recover.
A Day of Offseason Meals for A Professional Athlete
Taking you through a typical day of eating for a professional baseball player in the offseason. High performance carbohydrates like potatoes, oats, and fruit like bananas, all take center stage.
Nutrition Tips For The Minor League Baseball Player
This topic hits close to home. From my professional experience working with baseball players across the country to my personal experience being married to one, I have seen firsthand the challenges that come from playing in the minor leagues. I’m sharing a few of my top nutrition tips for minor league baseball players that I know through experience are realistic and achievable.
Athlete’s Guide to Whey Protein Powders
Which is the best whey protein powder for athletes? The most affordable, best tasting, lowest in sugar, and does it contain high quality ingredients? Here’s a review and comparison of 13 different whey protein powders to help make your buying experience a little easier.
How Does Alcohol Affect Athletic Performance?
It’s becoming more common to consume alcohol after road races, competitions, even group fitness classes. But what effect does this have on your performance and recovery? What about sleep and hormones?
Nutrition Video Series: Glutamine + Gut Health & Athletic Performance
Glutamine can play a huge role in recovery as well as immune support. Prolonged periods of intense training such as ultra endurance competitions, triathlon, & marathon running can cause your blood glutamine levels to drop significantly. Learn more about glutamine in this week’s video!
Nutrition Video Series: Why I Don't Recommend Keto to Athletes
In this week’s video, I’m talking about the ketogenic diet, and why I don’t recommend it to athletes. Let’s take a look at what it is, the current research, and potential side effects.
Nutrition Video Series: Weight Gain Tips for Athletes
“I feel like I’m eating so much all the time, but can’t put weight on.” I hear this all. the. time. There’s a lot of misconceptions about how to gain weight. Forget these myths & try a few of these tips instead!
Nutrition Video Series: Potassium
In this week's nutrition video series, I cover potassium – what it does, and where to find it in food…you may be surprised to know that there’s actually over TWICE as much potassium in a baked potato as there is in a banana!
Nutrition Video Series: Collagen
In this week's 1-minute nutrition video series, I covered collagen! Watch the full video and learn more about collagen here.
Nutrition Video Series: Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs)
A few weeks ago I started a nutrition video series across my social media called "Fueling Fridays". Every Friday, I cover a new topic in the field of nutrition in 1 minute or less - this week, I'm covering BCAAs!
5 Fueling Tips to Prevent Game Day Cramping
What foods and fluids you choose to consume prior to game time is crucial in preventing cramps. You already know the importance of hydration and electrolytes, here are five fueling tips to prevent cramping on game day.
One Skillet Recipes For The Busy Athlete
After the feedback I received from my Crockpot Recipes for the Busy Athlete post, I wanted to continue the series. This time, I'm sharing a collection of healthy one skillet recipes. Whether you’re constantly busy with practice, work, or class, nothing comes in handy more than throwing everything together in one skillet! These recipes require little effort and time, and you can rest assured you’ll be eating a nutritious meal!
Athlete's Guide to Fighting Inflammation
Did you know the foods you eat can have an impact on inflammation and injury? This guide is meant to educate on what foods to eat, what foods to avoid, and provide you with meal planning tips to help fight against inflammation.
Hydration Needs for Runners
As a runner, you may already know the impact dehydration can have on your performance. Here's a few simple guidelines to follow to help assure you're getting the proper hydration you need for optimal performance.