If you have a sporty or very active tween or teen, you’ve probably realised that keeping them well-fuelled can feel like a full-time job. Long training days, eating-on-the-go (in the heat!), large appetites (or days when they insist they’re “not hungry at all”) — it’s a lot for any parent to manage. And the sports nutrition advice online? Often confusing, overwhelming, or simply not tailored to real and busy families. My goal is simple: to make sports nutrition for young teen

I understand the temptation. When faced with something like food, eating or body image distress in children, it’s easy to worry that you’re overreacting. To tell yourself you’re being paranoid. It feels like something that happens in the movies, to other families, not yours. And besides, it’s not that bad, right? Every teenager worries about their body. Every child skips meals. Right ? And you really don’t want to start another fight with your already on-edge teen. And so whe

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