Description
Help your clients gain the vegetarian advantage!  Vegetarian meal plans have been used successfully in everything from bodybuilding to endurance sports.  Every day more and more athletes—even those who are not full-time vegetarians—incorporate a plant-based diet when training or recovering from competition.

Relying on recent research, Vegetarian Sports Nutrition details performance and health benefits, including enhanced muscle recovery and optimal bone health.  With tailored meal plans and training strategies, your client will learn to make smart nutritional decisions and to properly fuel your body throughout a training regimen.

This comprehensive resource simplifies the process of determining energy, protein, vitamin, and mineral needs and monitoring carbohydrate and fat intake.  Optimize the vegetarian diet for peak performance across all sports.

Level: Intermediate
ISBN-13: 9780736063616
Format: Paperback,  263 pages
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Pub date: 2006

Content
Foreword
Introduction
1. Gaining the Vegetarian Advantage
2. Getting Adequate Calories from Plant Sources
3. Finding the Right Carbohydrate Mix
4. Choosing Smart Fat Over No Fat
5. Building Muscle Without Meat
6. Optimizing Bone Health
7. Boosting Iron Intake and Absorption
8. Breaking Free of Multivitamin Dependence
9. Prioritizing Eating Before, During, and After Events
10. Choosing Whether to Supplement
11. Reducing Muscle Cramps and Inflammation
12. Creating a Customized Meal Plan
13. Adapting the Plan to Manage Weight
14. Whipping Up Quick Vegetarian Meal s and Snacks
Appendix A. Energy Costs of Physical Activity
Appendix B. Food Guidance Systems
Appendix C. Glycemic Index of Common Foods
Appendix D. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamins and Minerals
Appendix E. Metric Conversions for Common Measures
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Book author
D. Enette Larson-Meyer, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.C.S.M. is an assistant professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Wyoming.  She is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and is past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group.

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
1070 Leadership, critical and strategic thinking
1120 Time and stress management, life balance
2110 Physiology, exercise physiology
4000 Wellness and public health
4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
4040 Disease prevention
4050 Epidemiology
4110 Vegetarianism
4030 Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
4060 Exercise, fitness and sports nutrition
6030 Education theories and techniques for adults
6080 Training, coaching and mentoring