Feed Your Athlete : A Cookbook to Fuel High Performance

Feed Your Athlete features 150 nourishing whole-food meals and snacks for training, competition, and recovery for both endurance and strength athletes, plus fast and easy preparation tips and nutritional information.

Athletes know how important it is to get the right fuel for their workouts and events. Feed Your Athlete makes it simple to fuel yourself or your athlete before, during, and after sporting events and training with 150 all-natural, real-food recipes for meals, snacks, portables, sports drinks, and more. Icons and assessments help determine optimal nutrition for any type of sport, and include high-carb, high-protein, low-calorie, low-fat, or high- or low-fiber options.

Created for endurance and strength athletes (but great for athletes of all kinds), Feed Your Athlete shows how to cook easy meals and take-alongs that taste good — and make active bodies feel great by delivering the fuel that they need to perform at their peak.

Michael Kirtsos, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, is the director of nutritional services/clinical nutrition manager for HealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital. He is also an adjunct professor of sports nutrition at Salisbury University, a dietitian for the Salisbury University Athletic Department, and a board member for the Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Michael is board-certified in sports dietetics by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. He has a master's degree in applied health physiology/exercise physiology, with a concentration in strength and conditioning.

Joseph Ewing is a clinical dietician with Genesis Healthcare, a freelance dietician, and a personal chef. He is the author of four cookbooks, among them Idiot's Guides: The Chia Seed Diets. He holds degrees in culinary nutrition and culinary arts from Johnson and Wales University, and he completed a dietetic internship program at the University of Maryland.