Being a great athlete is not only about putting time into training. It’s about staying fueled by eating a wide variety of foods throughout the day, hydrating appropriately for your body size and activity level, and sleeping 8-10 hours a night.
During your one-on-one sports nutrition session, you and our sports dietitian will assess your current relationship with nutrition and review your specific goals. You will get specific nutrition recommendations based on your training, performance, and weight goals. You’ll also go over:
Our sports nutrition counseling also covers eating disorder treatment and counseling.
Our sports nutrition workshops for youth and adult athletes are tailored to meet the needs of your team’s specific sport.
Our team offers complimentary sports nutrition workshops for youth athletes ages 9 to 18. Schedule your team’s workshop either at TOSH in the Athletes’ Kitchen, or our team can come to you!
It’s important to extend nutrition beyond lectures and recommendations. Food—how it looks and feels, its texture, and its taste—plays an important role in your dietary choices. During our kitchen-based workshops, you and your team can put the recommendations into practice by tasting samples of health snacks, pre-training meals, and/or nutrient-dense lunches and dinners.
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