# Struggling with Energy, Periods, or Pre-Practice Snacks? Your Top Athlete Nutrition Questions Answered! | EP41 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/struggling-with-energy-periods-or-pre-practice-snacks-your-top-athlete-nutrition-questions-answered-ep41 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/struggling-with-energy-periods-or-pre-practice-snacks-your-top-athlete-nutrition-questions-answered-ep41.md Podcast: [High School Athlete Nutrition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989) Published: 2025-07-31T10:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://smnutritionrd.mykajabi.com/podcasts/high-school-athlete-nutrition-2/episodes/2149066373 Audio file: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149066373.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/episodes/struggling-with-energy-periods-or-pre-practice-snacks-your-top-athlete-nutrition-questions-answered-ep41 Duration seconds: 763 ## Resource Are you skipping breakfast, relying too much on protein powders, or wondering how to get your period back while staying game-ready? In this packed Q&A episode, host Stephanie answers your most common nutrition questions straight from Instagram. She shares smart, doable tips for starting small with breakfast, choosing protein from whole foods, and building pre-practice snacks that actually work. Plus, she covers the real impact of underfueling on your menstrual cycle and performance, and how a few changes can get your energy, strength, and focus back. Whether you’re an athlete who’s overwhelmed or just curious what “eating right” really looks like for your sport, this episode is a goldmine of practical advice.   Resources & Links Join the Academy . Your online sports nutrition library for athletes and their parents Free Game Day Nutrition Checklist   Join my community! Follow me on Instagram   @highschool.athlete.nutrition Got a question or topic idea?   Message me here   Episode highlights: (1:49) Is breakfast really that important? (4:12) How to get more protein without powders  (5:34) Best pre-practice snacks for energy (6:57) How to get your period back as an athlete (9:43) Is chocolate milk actually a good recovery drink? (10:35) How much and how often should I eat for performance? ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/episodes/struggling-with-energy-periods-or-pre-practice-snacks-your-top-athlete-nutrition-questions-answered-ep41/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/struggling-with-energy-periods-or-pre-practice-snacks-your-top-athlete-nutrition-questions-answered-ep41.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.