July is Berry Month! Berries, those tasty nuggets of nutrition, provide benefits fresh or frozen (skip the pie filling). Besides the usual ones available in stores, farm stands often have additional types that can provide new flavors. Some are weeds; mulberries, I’m looking at you! What is a berry? From a botanical perspective, berries are […]
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Does the Mediterranean Diet support your sports performance goals? What is the Mediterranean Diet? The Mediterranean Diet consists of traditional foods eaten in countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea. It’s also more than just a diet, it’s a lifestyle that includes meals with friends and family and red wine with those meals. Some studies, cookbooks
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Who, what, when, where, and why an athlete should – or shouldn’t – snack! You’ve got a workout coming up and you’re hungry. Should you have a snack? It depends on the type of workout, how soon it starts, and the goal of the snack! Who should eat snacks If the workout is long or you’re
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As a tasty snack that supports my athletic goals, thanks! I spend significant amounts of my face to face time with athletes talking about food, as you might expect. Mostly I talk about protein and vegetables and fruit, but snacks are another common topic. Here I discuss one of my favorite fruits, the apple. It’s
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Beans have so many benefits! But they can cause gas. Why do I get so much gas when I eat beans? Here are 3 benefits to using beans (one of several types of legumes): I am frequently asked why my clients get so much gas when they eat legumes of any type. Beans contain oligosaccharides,
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