Introduction~

It's not always easy to "Eat Healthy." The stereotypical choice you'd think of; would be between a bag of chips or a salad. Not a very difficult choice in my opinion because it's hard to fight of the temptation and be "healthy", especially when you have those two extremes. But, eating healthy doesn't have to be such a struggle. The main basis is just to have a balanced diet. You don't have to completely starve yourself of everything fatty, just take everything in moderation.
As an athlete, however, your diet is extremely important to your level of physical activity. In order to have the necessary diet, it isn't all gorging on energy bars and chugging Gatorade. Long distance runners in general, have a very unique diet because they have to have enough calories to fuel their growth, and extra calories to help them maintain their performance level.
Runners can achieve their peak performance through training and eating a variety of nutritious foods. Everyone knows carbs are an important source of fuel (carbo-load), but that's not all it takes to keep an athlete going. It takes vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats to keep a player in shape. In this blog, we'll go over everything in a balanced diet that should provide the nutrition for good health and sports performance that an active teen athlete needs.