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Parent's Quick Guide ā Print Handout
A one-page parent handout covering what to pack, buy, and know about feeding a high school runner. Perfect for parent nights.
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Read time
3 min
Audience
Parent
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Parents help most by making fuel easy, normal, and ready before hunger turns into a problem.
Coach prompt
Tell families the first goal is simple: breakfast, a practice snack, and recovery food every day.
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Parent's Quick Guide ā Print Handout
Read time
3 min
Audience
Parent
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Parents help most by making fuel easy, normal, and ready before hunger turns into a problem.
Best next move
Use it this week
Tell families the first goal is simple: breakfast, a practice snack, and recovery food every day.
Quick reference map
Use the guide like a structured handout
Protocol
Start here
Jump to this section and use it like a coaching quick reference.
Overview
What this resource is helping solve
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Callout
Common Mistakes
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Timeline
Do This Now
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Format
Read the full ebook here, then jump to the one-page handout when you need the shareable version.
Best use
Open the sections you need, print the handout, then send both to coaches, parents, or athletes.
Quick start
Start here
A one-page parent handout covering what to pack, buy, and know about feeding a high school runner.
At home
Win breakfast before you chase supplements
- A simple breakfast beats skipping and trying to fix the day later.
- Bagel plus peanut butter, cereal plus milk, or eggs plus toast all count.
For practice
Pack a carb-first snack every day
- Most athletes need something 30-90 minutes before training.
- Banana plus crackers, granola bar plus fruit, or yogurt plus pretzels travel well.
After training
Recovery should start on the way home
- Aim for carbs plus protein within the first hour after practice.
- Chocolate milk, a turkey sandwich, or leftovers packed ahead all work.
Overview
What this resource is helping solve
A one-page parent handout covering what to pack, buy, and know about feeding a high school runner.
A one-page parent handout covering what to pack, buy, and know about feeding a high school runner. Perfect for parent nights.
- handout
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Watch for
Common Mistakes
ā Luke Rodriguez, MS, RDN
ā Luke Rodriguez, MS, RDN
- Restricting food because you're worried about weight (let them eat!)
- Buying only "diet" or "low-cal" foods for an athlete (they need calories)
- Assuming school lunch is enough (it's 750+ calories short for athletes)
Do This Now
Stock the pantry
bananas, PB, bread, granola bars, chocolate milk
Pack your athlete a SECOND lunch for after practice
Let them eat ā athlete hunger is real and they need the calories
Weekly Rhythm
**Sunday
** Grocery run + 30 min meal prep for the week
**Daily
** Pack a school lunch + an after-practice snack bag
**After practice
** Have dinner ready within 2 hours of their return
Quick reference
Key targets to keep in view
Use these as planning anchors when you turn the manual into weekly actions.
Breakfast
before school or practice
Treat this as a decision anchor, not a trivia stat.
Snack bag
packed the night before
Treat this as a decision anchor, not a trivia stat.
Recovery
food ready on the ride home
Treat this as a decision anchor, not a trivia stat.
Coach takeaways
What to say
These are the cues worth repeating before the week gets busy.
Keep stocked
Milk, bread, bagels, cereal, fruit.
Crackers, bars, yogurt, peanut butter.
Pack nightly
Water bottle.
Pre-practice snack and recovery backup.
Red flags
Skipped meals, repeated fatigue.
Stress fractures, dizziness, or food fear.
Takeaway
Coach bottom line
Parents help most by making fuel easy, normal, and ready before hunger turns into a problem.
- Tell families the first goal is simple: breakfast, a practice snack, and recovery food every day.
Coach cues
Field reference
Use these short cues when you need to turn the manual into a quick conversation or decision.
Primary focus
Printable Handouts
A one-page parent handout covering what to pack, buy, and know about feeding a high school runner.
This week's cue
Tell families the first goal is simple: breakfast, a practice snack, and recovery food every day.
Use this sentence in the next team conversation.
Key themes
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These are the anchors to reinforce, not the entire lecture.
Best follow-up
Open the handout with your team
Use the printable handout to keep the message simple.
What to do next
Use it this week
Tell families the first goal is simple: breakfast, a practice snack, and recovery food every day.
Source topics
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