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Athletes, especially female athletes, eat what I call the “beige food diet.” A typical recall from a female distance runner? Oatmeal, boneless skinless chicken breasts, soy milk, yogurt, bananas, granola bars, wheat bread, peanut butter, and maybe some beige sweets, like vanilla wafers. These athletes are not vegetarian but they fear red meat…specifically beef. ForContinue reading “Athletes and the Beige Food Diet”

As college students make their way to campus, college athletes are taking the field and hitting the gym for sports training and competition. Two questions that I’m being asked are, “is coconut water better than sports drinks?” and “should I make my own sports drink to cut down on sugar?” First, coconut water…although being marketedContinue reading “Coconut Water, Homemade Sports Drinks and Other Thoughts on Hydration”

My 3 great nephews joined a swim team for the first time…the Hartwell Hydros. They range in age from 6 to 9 years and it is fun to hear about their races and see the enjoyment they get from swimming. After watching a swim meet, here are some tips for parents whose kids are onContinue reading “Nutrition 101 for Swimmers”

It is interesting living in rural Georgia…for one thing, in Hart County, Georgia they don’t celebrate the 4th of July…they celebrate the “Pre-4th” complete with fireworks on the lake and festival on the town square the weekend before the 4th. At this year’s festival there was the usual foods…hot dogs, BBQ, snow cones, etc, butContinue reading “Celebrating 4th of July..Country Style”

MyPlate has generated a lot of buzz and I’m using it to show athletes how to eat for performance and good health. The USDA website contains loads of good tips on good nutrition but I’ve pulled out the tips that apply to athletes by showing them how eating by the plate method can deliver performanceContinue reading “The Athlete’s Plate”

Today the American Academy of Pediatrics released a clinical report (ahead of print in June issue of Pediatrics) on sports drinks and energy drinks for children and adolescents. I read the report and was interviewed by NPR, however, it appears I only made the cut for the blog article.http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/05/31/136722667/pediatricians-warn-against-energy-and-sports-drinks-for-kids#more The way this story is beingContinue reading “Warning: Read Beyond the Headlines on AAP Clinical Report on Sports Drinks”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/business/15food.html Today’s article in the New York Times on functional foods got me thinking about the word “natural” on so many food packages. Just yesterday a friend was snacking on a bag of pretzels flavored as “everything” bagels…they were shaped like tiny little bagels and did look like mini, mini-everything bagels. The package contained theContinue reading “What does “natural” mean on a food package?”

I have reviewed a lot of cookbooks over the years, but this one is really special..a must have for all families (and it is free!) Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts and uncles all want to see kids eat well. Many kids (and, some parents) don’t know what do to in the kitchen besides open the StyrofoamContinue reading

At the 2011 Food Media Seminar, sponsored by the National Chicken Council and US Poultry and Egg Association, I got the chance to eat a lot of great chicken dishes (see picture of Charlotte Jenkins Gullah Jerk Chicken–a Lowcountry Cuisine classic). I also thought about some of the myths about chicken so let’s set theContinue reading “Chicken Myths”

The Evidence Analysis Library of the American Dietetic Association has a section on pediatric overweight and recently I was give the opportunity to translate the science into section for the consumer side of the ADA website (http://www.eatright.org/) One thing that struck me was the behavioral science of raising a child to have a healthy weightContinue reading “April Fool’s Day Fun with Food”