Common diet mistakes: Getting healthy "Not-to-do's"

For a few short weeks this summer, Garrett is enjoying the rare privilege of working in the kitchens of noma in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is rated as the number one restaurant in the world. His tasks so far are anything but glamorous. It may sound rather exciting and exotic to forage on the beach for [...]

Mom’s usually think “big thoughts,” when it comes to their kids.  As a mom of two successful grown children, I often wonder how they manage to get so much done every day.  Way more than I did at their age.  I often find it exhausting just trying to keep up with their schedules.  This past [...]

We plan to try something new tonight–a Twitter chat with Garrett supported by a couple nutritionists. We’ll be online from 7 to 7:30 Central and maybe even a little longer. The best way to participate is to use TweetChat. That way, the hash tag (#) is automatically embedded into the tweet.
Our topic: How to start [...]

Heading into every training period or meet it’s always ideal to have a few specific goals. The beauty of goals, much like most things in life, is that they can be whatever we decide to make them. Goals help us get better by forcing us to develop a plan of attack to achieve them. When [...]

Here at AthleticFoodie we’ve worked hard to create a resource that can truly help you live a better life through better nutrition. Brainstorming new ways for us to convey useful information to y’all is at the top of our list on a daily basis. Recently AthleticFoodie has teamed up with swimwear retailing giant SwimOutlet, to [...]

For the first time, yesterday, I stepped into the realm of giving a cooking class at Central Market in Austin. I wasn’t really sure how I would like teaching cooking, or better yet, if my skills and knowledge would suffice! Although I’ve apprenticed in some of the best kitchens in the world, cook all the [...]

What a day, I had a great story about me on Yahoo Sports by Author Adam Watson. I’m completely honored.

So often I am utterly blown away by the kindness and helpful nature of the people I’m surrounded by. (Click “Read More” below to access the links and you’ll see what I mean!) There’s no question [...]

Last week, we asked readers to post food and fitness photos on our Facebook page with a pledge to donate a heart-healthy item to the needy for every photo posted. (Two items for anyone posting five photos.) Response has been great!
Thanks so much.
Remember that February is American Heart Month. It also happens to include the one [...]

In their 5-day recap of the FINA world swimming championships, The Swimmer’s Circle blog gave this recap about the Men’s 4×100 relay. The @USA_Swimming Twitter account even gave Garrett a great shout-out. Congrats to Garrett and the rest of the 4×100 relay team on their great win at the world championship! (Garrett was also part of [...]

Check out this new service from iSPORT Swimming, foodie nutrition videos from Garrett. Great tips and easy recipes for the athlete and the foodie.