Nutrition

Last week Jedadiah had his very first private with Coach Xiaoping. Before the training began, Coach Xiaoping and I talked for a few minutes. While speaking with Coach Xioaping, he mentioned that he would like Jedadiah to eat more veggies and reduce his sugar intake. He said that Jedadiah has a chance to make it to All Stars as a second-year level 5, so Jedadiah needs to be careful about what he intakes. We appreicate his honesty and care about our son. With that in mind, I have been cooking every day, almost every meal. He hasn't had any candy this past week. I have also started researching more about healthy eating and meal planning. The USAGym says this about food: https://usagym.org/docs/Home/120610_weightmanagement.pdf This was more theoretical information, but I wanted more practical. A friend, Jen, recommended that I watch Food Inc. I was blown away by the images of the poor cows covered in feces being slautered in such a tragic way. Later on, I also saw a movie called Food Matters, where I relearned how valulable supplements are to the human body. Jedadiah will be drining either Almond milk, soy milk and organice whole milk. I started making fruit smoothies, with yogurt and chia seeds. Both kids love them. I feel challenged to feed my athletes the best food, so they can perform well this next season.