Nelson Netball Holiday Program

After delivering a popular talk on Perimenopause to a lovely group of women at Nelson Netball, we were asked if we could talk to the young players on the School Holiday Program about nutrition and how to fuel their game.

We took two very excited large groups of kids through some ideas on:

• why nutrition is important
• which elements of food (macronutrients) do what in the body
• eating the rainbow
• the effects of ultraprocessed food on health and blood sugar
• when to eat what (eg before a match or during a tournament), and
• whether lollies at half time are a good idea!