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Suzanne Girard Eberle explains what foods are best while traveling. You have less control over what and when you eat on travel days. So if you want to make smart nutrition choices while in transit, "you can’t leave home empty-handed," says Suzanne Girard Eberle, R. D., a board-certified sports dietitian and author of Endurance Sports Nutrition.
According to Suzanne Girard Eberle, author of the forthcoming new edition of Endurance Sports Nutrition (Human Kinetics, 2013), most female endurance athletes need 65 to 90 grams of protein a day, and active males typically require 95 to 120 grams daily. Because plants contain low levels of one or more essential amino acids, grains, dried beans and peas, nuts, seeds, and vegetables are considered lower-quality protein sources than animal sources, which provide essential amino acids that the ...
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Four Human Kinetics titles are on the American Dietetic Association’s recommended reading list for CSSD candidates. As such, the Commission developed numerous specialty credentials, including certification in Sports Dietetics. Board Certified Specialists in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) apply evidence-based nutrition knowledge in exercise and sports to assess, educate, and counsel athletes and active individuals.
Diets touting more protein (and fat) and less carbohydrate, such as the Atkins diet, continue to die a slow death. High insulin levels cause the body to store excess carbohydrate as fat instead of burning it for energy. Besides, if you consume too many calories from any source—carbohydrate, protein, or fat—your body will store the excess calories as body fat.
You are responsible for experimenting in training to discover and build a repertoire of acceptable foods and drinks, and any other supplements, that you will use to meet your fluid, energy, and electrolyte needs during long-distance events and races. You are responsible for experimenting in training (before the actual event or race) to discover and build a repertoire of acceptable foods and drinks, and any other supplements, that you will use to meet your fluid, energy, and electrolyte needs...
