Nutrition Series Episode 4: Starla García – Cultural and Body Diversity in Running and Nutrition (IHA Episode 399)

Starla García is on the show today for episode 4 of the nutrition series! Starla is a registered dietitian. She is also an Olympic Trials Marathoner. She is the host of her own podcast, the Fuel for More Podcast. She is really passionate about helping runners fuel for better energy, training and personal best times. In this episode, we talk about cultural foods in sports nutrition, the importance of cultural and body diversity in running, and we also talk about gut issues and how to prevent having to deal with that during your long runs and marathons. What we talked about: 4:00- Starla’s path to becoming a dietitian 7:20- Starla’s experience with an eating disorder 15:00- Working with runners that want to lose weight to improve their performance 23:10- Food overwhelm and knowing where to start with your nutrition 28:15- Incorporating cultural foods in your diet 34:40- Whole grain versus white grain foods 42:00- Things to do to prevent GI issues for long runs and races 51:40- Affirmations Starla tells herself in races 57:00- Qualifying for the Olympic Trials 1:02:45- End of podcast questions Show notes: Starla on Instagram Fuel For More Pocast Fresh Banana Leaves Crying in H-Mart For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts All My Relations Podcast 2 Black Runners Podcast The Trail Ahead Podcast Grounded with Dinée Dorame Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: InsideTracker Use code “another” for 20% off your order Athletic Greens Go to AthleticGreens.com/Lindsey for FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase.