Sports Nutrition for Active Kids & Teens

Helping growing children fuel, recover and perform while supporting the nutritional demands of growth and development.

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Who is this for?

Sports nutrition for children isn’t simply about performance. Growing children need enough nutrition to support their bodies, brains, development and everyday energy alongside the additional demands of training and competition.

  • Soccer

  • Swimming

  • Athletics

  • Netball & Basketball

  • Football

  • Cricket

  • Dance

Supporting your child with:

  • Fuelling before training and competition

  • Recovery nutrition

  • Protein needs for growing children

  • Hydration

  • Game-day nutrition

  • Low energy and fatigue

  • Iron and nutritional adequacy

  • Supporting growth alongside high activity levels

  • Appetite around training

  • Fussy or selective eating

  • Lunchboxes for active children

  • Nutrition during periods of increased training

  • Building practical eating habits around school and sport

Children are not small adults. Their nutritional needs must support growth, brain development, hormones, bone health and general wellbeing as well as their chosen sport. Our approach focuses on building strong nutritional foundations first, before considering performance.

Growth comes before performance

Common signs your child may need more support

You might consider an assessment if your child:

  • regularly feels exhausted after training

  • struggles to eat before sport

  • experiences poor appetite

  • has a very limited diet

  • trains multiple times each week

  • struggles with recovery

  • frequently becomes unwell during intensive training periods

  • has known or suspected nutritional deficiencies

  • has low iron

  • struggles to maintain energy throughout school and sport

  • is increasing training or moving into representative sport

  • needs guidance around what to eat before, during or after competition

What we look at:

Growth & development
Nutrition needs change as children grow.

Food intake
We look at the child's current eating patterns and food variety.

Training demands
Frequency, duration, intensity and type of sport.

Health & lifestyle
Sleep, energy, school demands, recovery and relevant health history.

Help your child build strong foundations for sport and growth.

Individualised nutritional support for active children and teenagers.

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Antonia Ghuman

Clinical Naturopath, Neuroscientist, Athletics Australia Coach