Recommended Cookbooks for Athletes
Out of the thousands of cookbooks out there, there are not many that include recipes that are suitable for athletes, let alone designed specifically for them. Here is a list of cookbooks made for athletes or made by athletes that I recommend that you check out. Click the links for more information.
General Athlete Cookbooks
- The Athlete's Cookbook: A Nutritional Program to Fuel the Body for Peak Performance and Rapid Recovery. Book by Brett Stewart & Corey Irwin.
- The Athlete's Palate Cookbook: 100 Gourmet Recipes for Endurance Athletes from 50 of the World's Greatest Chefs. By Yishane Lee.
- The Feed Zone Cookbook: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes. By Allen Lim, Biju Thomas, Allen Lim.
- Feed Your Athlete: A Cookbook to Fuel High Performance. by Michael Kirtsos and Joseph Ewing
- Survival for the Fittest Cookbook: The Australian Institute of Sport Official Cookbook for Busy Athletes. By Louise Burke, Greg Cox, Nikki Cummings, Ben Desbrow
- Survival from the Fittest: A Companion Cookbook to "Survival for the Fittest" By Louise Burke, Greg Cox, Michelle Minehan, Andrea Braakhuis, Ruth Crawford.
- Survival For The Active Family By Louise Burke, Liz Broad, Greg Cox, Christine Dziedzic, Stephen Gurr, Nikki Jeacocke, Michelle Minehan, Jo Mirtschin, Greg Shaw.
- Athlete Recipes: by athleterecipes.com, Over 100 pages of unique high carbohydrates and low fat recipes for the athlete.
Vegetarian/Vegan Athletes
- The No Meat Athlete Cookbook: Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes to Fuel Your Workouts―and the Rest of Your Life.
- The Vegan Cookbook for Athletes: 101 Recipes and 3 Meal Plans to Build Endurance and Strength.
- The Vegetarian Athlete's Cookbook: by Anita Bean. Includes over 100 easy-to-prepare vegetarian and vegan recipes.
Traveling Athletes
- Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook Of On-The-Go Food For Athletes. by Biju Thomas.
- Survival Around the World By Louise Burke, Louise Bell, Michelle Cort, Greg Cox, Ruth Crawford, Michelle Minehan, Clare Wood.
Athlete Favorite Recipes
- All Star Feast Cookbook — favorite recipes of star athletes, compiled by Wendy Diamond, 1997.
- The All-Star Athletes Cook Book — by Oscar Fraley and David Huntley. 1965.
Related Pages
- More on Sports Nutrition Books
- Recipes for Athletes
- Quick Prep Meals That Boost Sports Performance
- About the Survival Cookbook Series — recipes by and for athletes at the AIS
- Sports Nutrition Books on Amazon
- A Career as a Sports Chef — providing tasty meals that are also good for the athlete.
- Information about fueling athletes
- Home of Sport Nutrition
- Athlete Cookbooks Site
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