How to fuel your teen athlete with sports dietitian Roberta Anding

Nutrition can be confusing. It seems every six months we hear of new eating plans and diets and lions and tigers and bears, oh my.

Adding to the noise is how, exactly, do we get quality food in our teen athletes? Do they need to eat differently? And how do we encourage them to actually eat what is best for them to perform and recover well?

I'm beyond excited to share my conversation with Roberta Anding today. Roberta is a sports dietitian and has so many letters after her name I don't even know what they all mean.

Currently, Roberta serves as the sports dietitian for the Houston Astros, Rice University athletics, and Baylor College of Medicine Corporate Programs. She's also the former sports dietitian for the Houston Texans NFL franchise and Houston Ballet.

Topics Discussed

In today's conversation, we dig into fueling teen athletes. We cover:

• How to create buy-in from your adolescent
• The most important aspect of fueling well
• What to do when your child visits Whataburger too much
• Protein needs and the best way to fill them
• Simple, cost-effective ways to include more protein in your child's meals
• Resources for parents and teen athletes including websites and books.

This interview was so valuable to me I took copious notes while producing this episode.

Download the notes at https://www.gracedhealth.com/fuelyourteenathlete/

Listen in, then find me on Instagram or Facebook and tell me how you fuel your teen

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