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Fueling young athletes with healthy snacks

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Good nutrition is important for everyone, but is especially important for athletes. If you don’t put good fuel in, your body is not going to perform as well as it could. 

Our schedules are often hectic with multiple activities. Getting our kids here and there is hard enough, let alone making sure they get something healthy to eat in between.

For those of you with kids in sports, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of ACES has a great article about planning and preparing healthy, quick snacks.

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Kate Olson

Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator

eward@shawmedia.com

Kate has been working as a registered dietitian for 10 years. She specializes in educating people with diabetes. She enjoys teaching others about nutrition and giving people practical and realistic ideas on how to make healthy lifestyle changes.

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