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172: Kids, Sports & Nutrition with Holly Morello, NTP

Chelsea Blackbird

When Holly Moreno’s family started seeing the transformation in her health and fitness, her son asked her to help him optimize his sports nutrition so that he could win regionals. When others started seeing HIS transformation in physique and performance, they started asking Holly for her advice too. What started as one mom seeking better health organically led to a ripple effect of influence and a new career as an NTP.

In this week’s episode, Holly and I are talking about dietary strategies to optimize kids’ sports performance and health in general. Listen in for some insight, inspiration and good tips. And, spoiler alert!, he won regionals!🏆

P.S. Holly’s recording cut off after the Anchor meal. Her Anchor Verse is Proverbs 17:22 and you can connect with her at https://nourishingexcellence.com/ or @nourishingholly

EPISODE 172: Kids, Sports & Nutrition with Holly Morello, NTP

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Show Notes

(0:00) Intro

  • Hello my friend! Welcome back to the club, how are you today?

  • My boys are playing football again this year - so I thought this would be a great time to talk about kids and sports nutrition and how we can help fuel them for activity and performance.

  •  Welcome Holly to The CHC podcast.

    • Holly Morello is a fellow NTP is also a RW and GAPS practitioner, she’s trained under  Nourishing Hope for KIDS Pediatric Training Program. She works with kids with ADHD and autism. She’s raised 3 boys and so she has a lot of experience and insight both personally and professionally and I’m so pleased to have her with us today. 

(4:25) Give us some background on how you became the go-to person to talk to about this topic:

  • It began with Holly’s own health journey, venturing into learning about protein, healthy fats, weight training, gut health, etc.

  • Began to transfer her knowledge into preparations for the family.

  • Her son wanted to win regionals in wrestling

    • Importance of quality protein and fats

    • Strategy with carb loading

  • Youngest son was having challenges based on gut health and they went “all in” as a family focusing on whole foods.

    • The whole family improved in all areas including skin, focus, and sensory issues.

    • Sought out The Nutritional Therapy Association and became an NTP

(15:01) What you did to help your son(s). Food? Drink? Lifestyle practices? Any other strategies?

  • Red meat on cast iron for anemia

  • Standard breakfast:

    • Hamburgers and sweet potatoes

  • Lunch:

    • Thermos lunches: Soups/stews with meat and bone broth

    • Rice and shrimp, chicken, or beef

    • A piece of fruit and a square of dark chocolate

  • Dinner:

    • Some kind of protein

    • Rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes or GF pasta

    • Salad

  • Cooked in better quality oils, fats from nature

  • Upgraded food swaps

  • The transition was hard at first

(24:39) Did you do any protein shakes or supplements?

(36:42) How did you help your sons with hydration?

  • Before the nutrition education they used gatorade-like products and pedialyte

  • Then they switched to coconut water with a little fruit juice

  • Lairds powdered form of coconut water crystals

  • Ultima electrolytes

  • Salt

  • Cellcore CT Minerals

(41:11) Let’s talk about sleep/routine

  • Sleep is critical for repair and growth

  • Prioritizing sleep was always part of the lifestyle

  • Learning how to back off and let go of control (as a parent)

  • Making it a positive experience and not a fear-based experience

    • Family meetings

(52:14) Anchor Questions:

  • Anchor meal:

    • Bunless hamburgers with various fixings

    • Frittatas

  • Anchor verse:

    • Proverbs 17:22

  • How to connect with Holly:

(54:44) Outro & Disclaimer

Thanks for listening! Have a healthy and blessed week!




XOXO,

Chelsea