{"title":"Jill Castle","description":"JILL CASTLE MS, RDN, CDN, is a registered dietitian and child nutrition expert. A contributor to SportingKid magazine, a representative to the Youth Sports Safety Alliance, and the mother of four young athletes, she writes about sports nutrition for websites and sports organizations. She is the coauthor of Fearless Feeding.","products":[{"product_id":"the-eat-like-a-champion-performance-nutrition-for-your-young-athlete-paperback","title":"The Eat Like a Champion: Performance Nutrition for Your Young Athlete - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's hard keeping up with the nutritional needs for kids, and even harder getting them to actually eat many of these foods. Learn how to get your athlete on the right track.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith athletic kids, there's even more to pay attention to! Most young athletes are not eating properly to compete--too many convenient but empty calories that are doing them more harm than good. As a result, these young athletes are losing energy when they should be increasing it, feeling deterred when they should be motivated, and decreasing muscle mass when they need it more than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFortunately, with the right nutrition, young athletes can increase their energy, bolster their motivation, gain muscle mass, overcome fatigue, and improve their performance. Registered dietitian and childhood nutrition expert Jill Castle has written this must-read resource for every parent of active kids ages eight through eighteen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEat Like a Champion\u003c\/em\u003e, parents will find help in: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTailoring diets for training, competition, and even off-season\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding the best food options, whether at home or on the go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddressing counterproductive or unhealthy patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding where supplements, sports drinks, and performance-enhancing substances do--and don't--fit in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with charts, recipes, and practical meal and snack ideas that can help athletic youngsters eat to win, \u003cem\u003eEat Like a Champion\u003c\/em\u003e just may be the difference-maker in your athlete's next game!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNutrition can be complex, even intimidating. Luckily, a new book has come out, \u003ci\u003eEat Like a Champion: Performance Nutrition for Your Young Athlete...\u003c\/i\u003e. There's no doubt this is a must-read for athletes, and particularly parents....Swimming fast, just like having good nutrition, is about doing a lot of little things right. For more details on these concepts, order a copy of \u003ci\u003eEat Like a Champion\u003c\/i\u003e...so you can get the full picture of how to help your athletes fuel for their dreams, by focusing on the small things that make up a champion's diet. --\u003cb\u003eGarrett Weber-Gale, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer, \u003ci\u003eSplash\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  Kids have their own nutritional needs--especially athletic kids. Yet most young athletes aren't eating properly to compete. Even if they're on a \"healthy\" diet, it's often a scaled-down version of adult diets or offset by convenient, empty calories that slow them down.   \u003ci\u003eEat Like a Champion\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete nutrition plan specifically geared to fuel the perform-ance of young athletes. With the right food at the right time, kids 8-18 can increase their energy, hone their focus, gain strength and muscle, overcome fatigue, and improve their performance.   Real-life stories, practical meal and snack ideas, and an inside perspective from a child nutrition expert and sports mom help you:   Tailor diets for training, competition, and even off-season - Find the best food options, whether at home or on the go - Address counterproductive or unhealthy eating patterns - Understand where supplements, sports drinks, and performance-enhancing substances do--and don't--fit in - And much more!   With over 44 million kids competing in recreational, high school, and club sports, this nutrition program gives them the edge they need for optimal health and standout performances.   \u003cb\u003eAdvance Praise for \u003ci\u003eEat Like a Champion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e   \"Who could be better equipped to offer helpful nutrition advice to parents of young athletes than a registered sports dietitian who has raised four active kids? In \u003ci\u003eEat Like a Champion\u003c\/i\u003e, Jill Castle serves easily digested, practical information to guide parents and coaches in helping their young children to eat like champions.\"\u003cb\u003e-- Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD, sports nutritionist; author of \u003ci\u003eNancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   \"Eat Like a Champion provides athletes and parents alike with the 'nutritional tools' to enhance performance. I recommend this book to all young people who aspire to become elite athletes and perform at their best.\" \u003cb\u003e-- Steve Hargis, Head Coach, U.S. Junior National Team Development, U.S. Rowing\u003c\/b\u003e   \"Children's athletic performance, development, and growth depend largely on eating the right foods. Keep this book handy.\" \u003cb\u003e-- Brooke de Lench, Executive Director, MomsTeam Institute of Youth Sports Safety \u003c\/b\u003e   Jill Castle, MS, RDN, CDN, is a registered dietitian and child nutrition expert. A contributor to \u003ci\u003eSporting Kid\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a representative to the Youth Sports Safety Alliance, and the mother of four young athletes, she writes about sports nutrition for websites and sports organizations. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eFearless Feeding\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51363249946847,"sku":"9780814436226","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/BTTbAbqRl99780814436226.webp?v=1789033951"},{"product_id":"fearless-feeding-how-to-raise-healthy-eaters-from-high-chair-to-high-school-paperback","title":"Fearless Feeding: How to Raise Healthy Eaters From High Chair to High School - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewly Revised and Updated!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom deciding when to introduce solids to helping vegetarian teens make healthy choices, parents confront many issues when trying to get their children to eat healthy meals. This comprehensive book by Jill Castle and Maryann Jacobsen ― both pediatric and family nutrition experts ― explains how eating relates to a child's overall development, how to make balanced food choices (and help children make them too), and how to end feeding struggles forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCastle and Jacobsen outline an inclusive approach to healthy feeding centered around the three Fearless Feeding Fundamentals: WHAT, HOW, and WHY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis newly updated and revised edition of \u003ci\u003eFearless Feeding\u003c\/i\u003e explores feeding children at every stage of development in order to maximize health and growth and prevent unhealthy attitudes about food later in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat People Are Saying about Feerless Feeding ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fear not! This rational, practical, and joyful book gives parents the knowledge and tools to feed their families confidently and fearlessly.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Michelle May, MD, author, Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"So many experts, books, magazines, and busybodies seem determined to convince parents that they can't do anything right. Here's a book that silences the din of 'You're doing it wrong!' and makes raising healthy eaters easy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Lenore Skenazy, author, Free-Range Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this book on infant and child nutrition, two well-trained, experienced nutritionists bring an evidence-based approach to the WHAT, HOW, and WHY of feeding to make infant and child nutrition an enjoyable pastime for parents who are concerned about their child's diet and their overall health. Fearless Feeding is an excellent guide for parents concerned about an appropriate approach to feeding their children.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Allan Walker, MD, director, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At last! A book that offers parents a clear road map to what should be a natural and instinctive endeavor: feeding one's child. It will be a pleasure to recommend this book as a solid resource for helping children build a healthy, long-standing, and perhaps lifesaving relationship with food.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Nancy Beveridge, MD, pediatrician, Nashville, Tennessee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You no longer can use the excuse 'My child didn't come with an owner's manual' when it comes to finicky eaters. Castle and Jacobsen have created the quintessential one just for you and your child.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-David Grotto, RD, LDN, author, The Best Things You Can Eat: For Everything from Aches to Zzzz, the Definitive Guide to the Nutrition-Packed Foods that Energize, Heal, and Help You Look Great\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This sanity-saving resource will help parents gain confidence in the kitchen and at the dinner table and even help them face the biggest challenges like coping with picky eaters, weight problems, and food allergies. Every parent should have a copy of this book in their kitchen!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Aviva Goldfarb, cookbook author and founder of the family-dinner planning service, The Six O'Clock Scramble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In today's frenzied food world, families want wise counsel-not just on WHAT to feed their children, but HOW to feed them as well. 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