This year I’m helping coach my son’s peewee (3rd-4th grade) football team and I wrote up a quick nutrition handout for the parents, which I thought you may find helpful. Everyone was surprised to hear that chocolate milk is a healthy and great post-exercise drink. Enjoy!

Good sports nutrition for kids, like all good nutrition, starts with a balanced diet. Young athletes need to have energy to play sports and to refuel their body after activity.

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