by Kaitlyn McNally, MS, RDN | Mar 10, 2026
Traveling for youth athletes is basically a family endurance event. You’re juggling gear bags, GPS routes, hotel check-ins, and the eternal question: “Did anyone remember the water bottle?” The reality is travel disrupts everything, especially their normal nutrition...
by Kaitlyn McNally, MS, RDN | Feb 6, 2026
Warm Up Hockey includes early morning practices, late games and a hungry athlete. As a parent who is spending long hours at the ice rink fueling your athlete can be overwhelming. Small nutrition changes to Hockey is a high-intensity endurance sport that requires...
by Kaitlyn McNally, MS, RDN | Jan 17, 2026
Picture this: It’s 6:30am and your young athlete is not getting out of bed. You call out for them once…twice…maybe even three times, and by the fourth time you are pulling the covers off just to get them moving. By the time they do get out of bed, they are groggy and...
by Kaitlyn McNally, MS, RDN | Dec 31, 2025
Introduction to Dietary Fats Fat often gets treated like the villain of the nutrition world, but it’s actually one of the three essential macronutrients alongside protein and carbohydrates. So before you push it off your plate, let’s take a closer look at why fat...
by Kaitlyn McNally, MS, RDN | Dec 7, 2025
An athlete’s hydration status can determine their energy, focus, and performance. Athletes never want to start competition dehydrated. But what does it take to maintain hydration before, during and after practice or competition? In the warm summer months, it is easy...
