Clif Bar Introduces CLIF® Kit’s Organic™, a Gluten-Free Fruit and Nut Bar Made with Simple, Organic Ingredients New Snack Bar is the Vision of Kit Crawford, co-CEO of Clif Bar & Company EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 31, 2012 – CLIF® Kit’s Organic™, the new, simply delicious snack bar made with 100 percent organic fruit and nuts, is now on shelves nationwide in natural food and select … [Read more...]
The Anti-Inflammatory Diet
January 14, 2012 By 1 Comment
Written by: Lea Crosetti When you think of fat, what do you think of? Greasy foods? Clogged arteries? Love handles? Often times, we have a negative connotation of fats and some have scrutinized over each gram consumed for years. But word is getting out about the health benefits of some fats and why you should include them at every meal, especially if you are an athlete. As athletes, we … [Read more...]
Sugar Overload – Part 2
March 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Written by: Lea Crosetti, RD (BariAthletes.com) IF you did not read "Sugar Overload - Part 1 yet - CLICK HERE -first The actual molecule of sugar (glucose) is needed for energy production within our bodies. When people go on extreme diets and eliminate all types of sugars or carbohydrates, our bodies begin to break down muscle and fat to produce glucose. However this process isn’t without … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Athletes
November 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
Written by: Lea Crosetti The gluten-free diet seems to have become the next best thing. More and more people are turning to gluten-free foods despite not having gluten allergies or celiac disease. Food manufacturers appear to be abandoning the “Low Carb” marketing and turning to “Gluten-Free” to feed this frenzy. But why? What are the advantages of going gluten-free? First let me … [Read more...]
Yoo Hoo, the best sports drink you never thought of…
October 3, 2010 By 4 Comments
Dear Yoo Hoo - scratch that - Dr. Pepper Snapple company: Once in a while one gets a great idea, and if they're smart and enterprising, they find some way to make a buck off of it. Other times they simply "gift" the idea to the world for whatever altruistic reasons or perhaps because they're too lazy too chase a buck, or perhaps they want to avoid a higher tax bracket. … [Read more...]
The Supplements We Use
September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Written by: Josh Horowitz (Adageo Energy Pro Cycling) The most common questions I get as a professional bike racer surround the subject of nutrition. What do you eat on and off the bike and what kind of supplements do you take? I’ve previously addressed the question regarding diet in my article The Pistachio Diet but the supplementation question is a bit more elusive. There is a sense of … [Read more...]
The Pistachio Diet – Part II
June 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Written by: Josh Horowitz Due to popular demand stemming from last month’s Pistachio Diet article, I have decided to write a follow up piece with specific dietary recommendations for cyclists looking to get the most out of the food they eat. Clarifications The thing that seems to cause the most confusion for athletes, dieters and the general public is the common use and mis-use of the … [Read more...]
The Balancing Act: Sports Nutrition Supplements VS Real Food
June 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Are your kitchen cabinets beginning to look like the inside of a sports nutrition store? During peak training it may seem like we consume more sports nutrition products than actual real food, whether it be before, during or after our rides and workouts. But how much is too much and can we get our sports nutrition needs met with real foods? Determining the right time and amount of the supplements … [Read more...]
The Pistachio Diet
June 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Written by: Josh Horowitz (Liquid Cycling) Pistachios are only one part of this diet but I chose the name because pistachios have in them all of the major components of the foods that I will be recommending. Pistachios have one of the highest dietary FIBER counts of any nut. Pistachios are stacked with PROTEIN, specifically the amino acid arganine, a pre-curser to nitric oxide, a vasodilator … [Read more...]