My Runner Won't Eat: A Parent's Guide to the Under-Fueled Athlete You've read enough to know that your athlete needs fuel. You've stocked the kitchen. You've tried to have the conversation. And somehow, the kid who runs 40 miles a week still eats like a distracted college student — sporadically, insufficiently, and seemingly without urgency. This article is for that situation. Not the clinical crisis — this is for the genuinely under-fueled athlete who is busy, picky, stressed, or just doesn...

My Runner Won't Eat: A Parent's Guide to the Under-Fueled Athlete You've read enough to know that your athlete needs fuel. You've stocked the kitchen. You've tried to have the conversation. And somehow, the kid who runs 40 miles a week still eats like a distracted college student — sporadically, insufficiently, and seemingly without urgency. This article is for that situation. Not the clinical crisis — this is for the genuinely under-fueled athlete who is busy, picky, stressed, or just doesn...