A Nutrition Manifesto for Young Swimmers
A Nutrition Manifesto for Young Swimmers
By Jill Castle, MS, RDN
It’s National Nutrition Month, a time when the country and dietitians like myself, give homage to the power of nutrition. National Nutrition Month focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. As such, this year’s theme is Put Your Best Fork Forward.
In my experience, young swimmers usually have the physical activity habits in place, but may need a little work on the sound eating habits piece.
Young athletes may not appreciate the power of nutrition. While parents understand this, young swimmers often don’t realize until later in their athletic career that the food they eat is the fuel their body needs for peak performance.
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In my experience, young swimmers usually have the physical activity habits in place, but may need a little work on the sound eating habits piece.
Young athletes may not appreciate the power of nutrition. While parents understand this, young swimmers often don’t realize until later in their athletic career that the food they eat is the fuel their body needs for peak performance.
Learn more here:
