Are you suffering from a roller coaster of energy levels? Here’s why the steady-as-she-goes approach is best. Life is busy, especially when you’re a female athlete juggling school, training, practices, competitions, and just living your life! Ever feel like fitting in lunch somewhere just isn’t possible? What if you have a practice twice in one […]

When Should I Eat Throughout the Day for Consistent Energy Levels

Do you set New Year’s resolutions? This year, approach it the ‘smart’ way to achieve them. “Say goodbye to vague goals like ‘I want to get healthy.’ What does that actually mean? It’s necessary to get specific.” ~Kristen Studies show… 45% of Americans typically set resolutions, but only 8 to 20% of them actually achieve […]

Level Up Your Goals for 2025

Are you ready to kick the diet mentality to the curb? Are you sick of being out of tune with your body and denying what it really needs? Yes, you CAN make peace with food, stop feeling guilty, and heal negative thoughts and beliefs about eating certain things. You can also be more in the […]

Intuitive Eating Unleashed - Empowering Athletes to Trust Their Bodies

It’s not just what you eat that matters, but when. As the saying goes, timing is everything! Female’s nutrition needs are already different from males, with more complex considerations such as your menstruation cycle, your age (perimenopause and beyond), and your activity level. The bottom line is that proper pre- and post-fueling prevents your body […]

Essential Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition Tips for Female Athletes

Ready to learn an easy formula for proper fueling? This video shows you how. Are you sick of counting calories, tracking macros, and every little morsel of food that you put into your mouth? As a female athlete, you know that nutrition is important and you need to fuel your body appropriately. But every day […]

Fuel Like a Champion - Crafting the Ultimate Balanced Meal Plan for Female Athletes

Want to get that coveted look? It won’t happen on its own. Knowing how to get toned is a top priority for many female athletes I work with. This video unpacks how your diet plays a key role in supporting that. Whether you need to gain muscle, already have a lot of muscle on you, […]

How To Eat to Look Fit and Toned

Think losing weight is hard? Teen athletes often have a harder time gaining weight! This is a frequent issue I help parents with. It’s usually a concern that their young athlete is losing too much weight, not being noticed by College recruiters, not performing competitively enough, or just not being as healthy and robust as […]

Why Your Young Athlete Isn’t Gaining Weight

Can food alone help your teen athlete build muscle, without a ton of expensive and questionable supplements? Learn how to add muscle with these easy meal-bulking examples I reveal in this video. How to build muscle is a common question from parents of teen athletes that I work with, and my answer is… food first, […]

How to Bulk Up Your Young Athletes Meals to Add Muscle

It’s 9:00pm and your young athlete is starving after their practice or game. What do you feed them? You don’t want them going to bed on an uncomfortably full stomach, but not an empty one either. It’s important to feed them after a long evening of competition, to support training adaptation. By not feeding them, […]

What your young athlete should eat after a late night practice or game

Need solid insight on the best and worst diets for athletes? In this video, I share my analysis of what diet best supports athletes and active individuals. Every year it seems a new diet is all the rage, and I hear about it from my clients. However, the main reason many of them contact me […]

Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - The Best and Worst Diets of 2021 for Athletes