Demystifying Sports Nutrition: Straightforward Tips & Expert Secrets
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Sep. 6, 2011
- Updated Mar. 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM UTC
Superfoods Are Still Super
Applegate’s top picks for athletes: Almonds, eggs, sweet potatoes, whole-grain bread and pasta, oranges, black beans, mixed salad greens, salmon, colorful veggies, chicken, mixed berries, dark chocolate and low-fat dairy or vegetarian-friendly products that contain live probiotic cultures.
Olympian and 2011 women’s U.S. half-marathon champion Jen Rhines of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., and San Diego, fuels up on healthy staples such as sweet potatoes and leafy greens like arugula, spinach, Swiss chard and kale—she eats a salad almost every day. Her simple preparation includes seasoning foods with Celtic sea salt and spices before grilling it. Her idea of fast food is sushi or the Whole Foods salad bar.
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Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.