Episode 012:  After watching the Netflix Documentary, The Game Changers, I immediately called Craig Hunt, RDN, to get his opinion on a vegan diet for basketball players. I went into our conversation with my mind made up on the right way to eat, but left our conversation with a better understanding of how to help athletes improve heath and performance.  

Craig earned a Bachelor of Science in Food Nutrition and Dietetics and became Registered Dietitian Nutritionist certified in 1990.  In 1996 he opened a private practice in downtown Spokane, expanding his consulting with athletes and the public.

A year later he also began teaching nutrition to family-medicine resident physicians; this is where he learned that a streamlined and motivational interviewing approach to nutrition worked favorably for most patients and clients. Over the past 25-plus years Craig has worked with high school, college and professional athletes.

Since 2010 Craig has taught online nutrition classes for health science majors at Eastern Washington University. Fuel management continues to be one of Craig’s interest areas as the science of nutrition evolves. 

We sat down and discussed the Netflix Documentary, The Game Changers, and got his opinion on athletes being vegan. Listen to this week's podcast to hear:

- Benefits and concerns of a vegan diet for basketball players
- Why we should all be "plant-strong"
- Where the documentary, The Game Changers, miss the mark
- Reasons why we need to eat processed foods
- How to move in the direction of eating a plant-based diet

If you want to download FREE basketball nutrition menus, go to hoopcommitment.com/nutrition.  You'll find that sports nutrition isn't as complicated as the media makes it out to be.

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