Budget Athlete Nutrition You do not need to shop at Whole Foods to fuel like an athlete. Some of the best-performing runners I've coached eat rice, beans, eggs, and peanut butter — and they're faster than athletes spending $80/month on protein powder. Here's my Costco run for a week of athlete fuel: 5 dozen eggs ($12), 10 lbs of chicken thighs ($25), 10 lbs of rice ($8), a case of bananas ($2), a jar of peanut butter ($6). That's $53 and it'll fuel an athlete of any age for a week at alt...

Budget Athlete Nutrition You do not need to shop at Whole Foods to fuel like an athlete. Some of the best-performing runners I've coached eat rice, beans, eggs, and peanut butter — and they're faster than athletes spending $80/month on protein powder. Here's my Costco run for a week of athlete fuel: 5 dozen eggs ($12), 10 lbs of chicken thighs ($25), 10 lbs of rice ($8), a case of bananas ($2), a jar of peanut butter ($6). That's $53 and it'll fuel an athlete of any age for a week at alt...