What Simple Snacks Would a Sport Dietician Pack?

Snacks for athletes should be simple, but it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by options and opinions of what your athlete “should” have. In fact, TrueSport Expert Stephanie Miezin, MS, RD, CSSD, the Director of Nutrition for the NWSL team, KC Current, often sees caregivers overcomplicating their athlete’s snacks, either making or purchasing snack options that are far more complex and/or expensive than they need to be.

Here, she’s explaining that simple snacks typically make for the happiest, healthiest athletes.

“Most of the dietitians I’ve interacted with at every level of sport are just shopping at the grocery store for snacks for their athletes, even with Olympians and professional teams,” Miezin says. “Snacks do not have to be fancy or expensive to do the job.”