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Here’s The Truth About Kids and Sports Drinks

May 10, 2021 by Sally

Should kids drink Gatorade and other sports drinks? Find out the facts! I walked out of the grocery store the other day holding something unexpected on my shoulder: A case of brightly colored bottles of Gatorade. Why unexpected? For years, I lobbied to replace sports drinks with water on our local pee-wee soccer fields and …

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21 Nutritious Sports Snacks For Kids

January 28, 2020 by Sally

Kid athletes need good fuel between meals! Here are 21 ideas for easy sports snacks they’ll love. Thank you to CLIF Kid for sponsoring this post! Sports snacks can be maddening for parents–when it’s donuts, cookies, chips, and punch that often crop up on the sidelines of pee-wee sports. Those snacks feel more like a …

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Healthy Team Snacks

Healthy Team Snacks: A Success Story

September 5, 2017 by Sally

Tired of chips and candy on the sidelines of your kids’ sports? Here’s how one mom got parents on board with healthy team snacks. Since I began crusading for healthier team snacks, I’ve loved hearing from so many of you. And I LOVE success stories! I recently got an email from Karin Kulinski of Alexandria, …

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20 Healthy Preschool Snacks

My New E-Book: The Snacktivist’s Handbook

October 19, 2016 by Sally

Five years ago, I stood on the pee-wee soccer field and got angry. I sat down at the computer and hammered out a post called Soccer Mom Soapbox, about the frustration I was having with all the Capri Suns and Oreos on the sidelines. I didn’t know how it would be received. Maybe I was overreacting. Or …

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Get Rid of Junk food Team Snacks

8 Ways To Get Rid of Junk Food Sports Snacks

January 29, 2016 by Sally

Are you fed up with junk food sports snacks on the sidelines–but afraid to rock the boat? Not sure how other parents will react? That was me, five years ago, watching a steady stream of Oreos, frosted cupcakes, and Kool-Aid appear on the sidelines every Saturday morning after pee-wee soccer games. I was appalled–and afraid of speaking up. But I reached …

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Homemade Sports Drink -- Real Mom Nutrition

How to Make A Homemade Sports Drink

August 4, 2015 by Sally

Want to make your own homemade sports drink? Here’s a simple recipe that uses just a few ingredients. I frequently gripe about sports drinks. I cringe when bottles of it are handed out to pee-wee players after less than an hour of light trotting. And I can’t stand the way sports drinks are marketed to kids and …

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The Trouble With Concession Stands In Youth Sports -- Real Mom Nutrition

The Trouble With Concession Stands In Youth Sports

July 14, 2015 by Sally

If you have kids in baseball, softball, football, and other organized sports, you know about the concession stand. It may generate much-needed revenue for the sports league. It’s almost always stocked with junk food. As a parent, it’s hard to deny your player something from the concession stand, especially when the whole team gathers there after …

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What To Do About Junk Food On the Sidelines of Kids Sports -- Real Mom Nutrition

What To Do About Junk Food Sports Snacks

May 7, 2015 by Sally

After all the cupcakes and cookies on the sidelines of pee wee soccer (read Soccer Mom Soapbox), I was relieved when my son started playing flag football and sports snacks were a non-issue. In four seasons, I didn’t see a single Capri Sun or Dorito. One coach brought goodies to the last game–but beyond that, it …

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FREE Resources For Healthy Soccer Snacks

September 30, 2014 by Sally

Coaches are role models, and they set the tone for the season. They also play a critical role in getting junk food and sugary drinks off the sidelines of youth sports. When I’ve taken my Snacktivism mission to the coaches of my children’s teams, I’ve been grateful that they’ve all been on board (read: “THAT Mom: The Sequel“). I was …

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20 Healthy Team Snacks for Kids

September 9, 2014 by Sally

Leaves are falling. Soccer balls are flying. Naturally, my thoughts turn to healthy team snacks. Since I first voiced my frustration over junky soccer snacks a few years ago (read Soccer Mom Soapbox), I’ve advocated for fruit-and-water team snacks. I’ve also made the case for simply eliminating the team snack altogether (read The End of Soccer …

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Soccer Snacks on Steroids: Is THIS Why It Started?

April 30, 2014 by Sally

Remember when soccer snacks were simple orange slices on the sidelines? Someone’s mom brought a Tupperware container full of them for halftime. You sucked out the juice or peeled the fruit from the rind while getting a pep talk from your coach, then ran back onto the field. Flash forward a few decades and orange …

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Should we get rid of soccer snacks?

Soccer Mom On A Mission…Watch It!

March 13, 2014 by Sally

Two years ago, I tromped around the soccer fields in my community, snapping photos of the snacks I was seeing. I set the photos to music and turned them into a video slideshow called “Soccer Mom On A Mission”, with the hopes of raising awareness and mobilizing a new wave of Snacktivists to create change. After …

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