Jun 10, 2023
043 Sports nutrition for teenagers with Kate McDaid of
Nutrikate
Kate McDaid is a health and performance nutritionist and
founder of NutriKate, a high performance nutrition consultancy.
Kate studied Food Science at UCD before completing an MSc in Sport
and Exercise Nutrition.
Kate comes from a competitive sporting background, she has
captained the Irish Basketball team and more recently, has played
with the Senior Dublin Football team. She is the performance
nutritionist with Kildare Senior Football and Hurling teams and she
works alongside the sporting scholars at Trinity College Dublin as
well as the Maynooth University Golfing scholars. Kate and her team
also work with individuals to support their health and performance,
helping them to identify their next steps in achieving the success
they desire.
She has completed the Monash University Low FODMAP diet
training to support those who may be affected by IBS. Kate was
recognised as one to watch in Sport for Business’ 30 under 30 in
2020. She is also a fluent Irish speaker, making appearances on
shows like Under Dogs and ‘An Focal Scoir'.
Her top 3 tips:
1. Focus on self - How am I feeling?
2. Easy wins - fruit and veg, hydration, nutrient-dense
foods.
3. Sleep - don't underestimate the power of sleep and focus on
quality
In the podcast, she mentions
Infrom Sport - a site to check the quality of a
supplement, here is the link.
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