There was some tainted peanut butter around the states and it could affect other products. Clif Bars being one of them. Check the dates

General

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm

Clif

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/brand_list.cfm?brand=CLIF%20BAR&cat=Snack%20Bar

Here’s an article on CX sports nutrition that UWCC members into CX may be interested in:

Sports nutrition for cyclocross racing (VeloNews article)

It was great seeing many of you out at the session yesterday! As promised, I have made up a very brief summary of the meeting, along with some links that you may find useful.

- Changes have been made to the Canadian Food Guide (fruits and vegetables are now on par with bread product servings, approx 7 per day)
- If you are trying to make fairly big changes to your diet, no matter the reason do it through small improvements (get your body used to the changes and make those changes a habit to make sure you can keep them)
- for most people, having smaller, but more meals a day can be more beneficial than 3 larger meals per day
- there is little difference (absorption, quality wise, etc.) in natural versus unnatural multi-vitamins, so you can go with the cheaper brands
- drinking enough water is IMPORTANT
- during exercise, focus on fueling yourself with carbohydrates, and possibly electrolytes
- after exercise, make sure you help your body recover through protein and fat

Sandra provided us with numerous handouts that you may find useful:

http://www.coach.ca/eng/nutrition/search.cfm (Sports Advisory Committee)
Fluids for Athletes
This site has several printable tip sheets on topics such as nutrition on the road, weight loss/gain, fluid needs, and vegetarian eating. Here are a few examples:
Fluids and Foods BEFORE Training/ Competition

Fluids and Foods DURING Training/ Competition

Fluids and Foods AFTER Training/ Competition

Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
Sports Nutrition for Mountain Biking and many other Sports
This site provides excellent printable fact sheets on a variety of topics including sport-specific fueling needs, pre- and post event nutrition, carbohydrate, protein and fluid requirements, travel, vitamins, minerals and sports supplements.

Other recommended sports nutrition websites:
Dieticians of Canada
Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI)
Kraft Canada Sports Nutrition Centre
Mayo Clinic - Fitness/ Sports Nutrition
Peak Performance
SportMedBC
The Athlete’s Advisor - Nutritional Info

AND JUST FOR FUN:
Chocolate Milk: the ‘ultimate’ recovery drink
A study on chocolate milk finds it to be a great source for recovery after that long or strenuous ride: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/524370

Finally, the session many of you have asked me about!

Wednesday February 27, 2008
4:30-5:30 (plus some additional time if questions take longer)
PAC 2021

This session will be led by: Sandra Chuchmach (UW Health Services Dietician). Please let me know if you will be attending this session, and please feel free to invite friends who aren’t active members in the cycling club to attend. This session will be beneficial to anyone that is generally active or an avid athlete. Nutrition is important, come learn how you can make changes to live a healthier lifestyle! Eva Grabinski will available to answer any cycling specific questions for nutrition.

Please let me know that you are coming and how many you will be bringing, as well as what kind of questions you have about sports nutrition. This will help the speaker tailor the session to what your interests are. Look forward to hear from you all!

I’ve received a lot of questions about good sports nutrition resources for cycling. UW CC folks have asked questions about eating for training and about race specific nutrition. Listed below are some good sources.

Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Sports Nutrition Fact Sheets

• AIS Sports Nutrition - Road Cycling
• AIS Sports Nutrition - Track Cycling
• AIS Sports Nutrition - Mountain Biking

Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes
A good overview of sports nutrition for endurance sports is ‘Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes’ by Monique Ryan - a book that was already mentioned in an earlier post, and is readily available at Chapters, MEC, etc.

Special Sports Nutrition Needs
It is worth consulting with a registered dietician if one has specific dietary needs (i.e. anyone with diabetes, Celiac disease, etc.).

The idea behind this thread is to not only post nutrition resources but also to ask questions. So if you have any questions, feel free to ask - I probably won’t be able to answer them but we’ll find someone who can.
I thought I would start the thread off by posting some links to some basic info. Probably the best source for knowledge about sport nutrition (at least for biking) is “Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes” by Monique Ryan. This book covers the basic facts about nutrition and talks about how to plan your sports diet. It includes specifics about a bunch of different sports (obviously including biking).
The other thing I wanted to post was a link to HOMEMADE SNACK RECIPES AND IDEAS. This site lists a bunch of homemade snacks you can make that have the same nutritional value as Power Bars etc. but cost a LOT less. There is a tonne of information here, so definitely check it out. One note - sports drink recipe #1 calls for Morton Lite Salt. I don’t know if you can get this in Waterloo but just use 1/4 tsp regular salt and 1/4 tsp sodium reduced salt (instead of BOTH the regular salt and morton lite salt the recipe calls for) - this will give you the needed amount of sodium and potassium. I’ve been using this recipe for a while now (including my 7 hour bike ride from here to London) and it works great.