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Eating healthy and making food functional for athletic performance
are important aspects of a Virginia Tech student-athlete’s life, and
that’s why the athletics department implemented the sports nutrition
program in July of 2002. Jennie Zabinsky is the department’s director
of sports nutrition.
The sports nutrition program offers a wide variety of services that
aim to enhance the performance of each student-athlete. Services
include individual assessments, team talks, body composition analysis
using the Bod Pod, grocery store tours, supplement management and
education, disordered eating counseling, travel meal arrangements,
and football training table menu planning and management. Zabinsky
works closely with coaches, team physicians, athletic trainers, strength
coaches and the sport psychologist to address any performance
concerns. She directs the nutrition and performance committee that
meets monthly to discuss student-athletes of concern.
The sports nutrition staff manages two facilities, the Nutrition Oasis
and Fueling Station, that provide athletes fuel in between workouts,
classes and meals. Each facility provides recovery beverages,
Gatorade products, smoothies, and a variety of high performance
snack options as well as nutrition education resources.
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