{"id":5643,"date":"2016-08-11T15:46:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T14:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutrishield.com\/?p=5643"},"modified":"2021-06-24T12:24:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T11:24:22","slug":"secrets-olympic-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/?p=5643","title":{"rendered":"Secrets of the Olympic Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The US Olympic Team Diet<\/h4>\n<p>Carbohydrates are a major part of any Olympic athlete\u2019s diet, making up 55 to 65 percent of their food. Because that\u2019s what gives them access to the immediate energy they need.<\/p>\n<p>Dietitians who work with the US Olympic team have created a simple plate system.<\/p>\n<p>On <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">easy training days<\/span>, athletes should build what they call an &#8220;<strong>easy<\/strong>&#8221; plate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd vegetables and fruit<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc grains<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc protein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">moderate activity days<\/span>, the <strong>grains<\/strong> increase to <strong>one third<\/strong> of the plate.<\/p>\n<p>On <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hard days<\/span>, the <strong>grains<\/strong> should be <strong>half<\/strong> the plate.<\/p>\n<p>Unless you are exercising to Olympic standards your target is the &#8220;easy&#8221; plate.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE OLYMPIC &#8220;EASY&#8221; PLATE<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/olympic-diet-F.jpg\"><img  title=\"Secrets of the Olympic Diet NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5647\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/olympic-diet-F.jpg\"  alt=\"Secrets of the Olympic Diet NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\"  width=\"383\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/olympic-diet-F.jpg 383w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/olympic-diet-F-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you enjoyed this article, please share it with family and friends (see buttons below).<\/p>\n<h4><a title=\"Register for free e-newsletters\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/newsletters\/\"><img  title=\"Secrets of the Olympic Diet NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4565 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter-300x106.png\"  alt=\"Secrets of the Olympic Diet NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\"  width=\"300\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter-495x177.png 495w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter-450x159.png 450w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>And register now for a free e-newsletter on the latest in nutrition and health research.<\/h4>\n<p>You can follow us on <a title=\"NutriShield on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nutrishield\">www.facebook.com\/nutrishield<\/a> or <a title=\"Colin Rose on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/colinrose40\">www.twitter.com\/colinrose40<\/a> for daily headline health tweets.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dr Paul Clayton designed NutriShield as a comprehensive health<a title=\"NutriShield homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\"><img  title=\"Secrets of the Olympic Diet NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3323 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/button-2.png\"  alt=\"Secrets of the Olympic Diet NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\"  width=\"180\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a> supplement with OPTIMUM levels of essential nutrients. 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