A runner herself, Miranda Monroe understands sports nutrition better than most nutritionists!
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Miranda is a Registered Dietitian (RD), Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT)*, and Nutrition Consultant in her own Private Practice, Grand Traverse Nutrition, LLC. She has extensive experience across a variety of areas in clinical dietetics, sports/performance nutrition, the pharmaceutical and food industry, and most recently corporate health and wellness promotion areas.
Areas of specialty for Miranda include sports/performance nutrition, food sensitivities and culinary arts. She has a particular interest in sports nutrition and is currently completing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Diploma of Sports Nutrition. Translating current nutrition science into personalized, practical, every day advice, Miranda works with endurance athletes for running, cycling, swimming and triathlon performance, to help them achieve results. Nutrition coaching regularly with Ironman athletes, she enjoys helping them realize their race goals and in many cases complete the event of their dreams.
Realistic and down to earth, Miranda is passionate about enjoying food to the fullest and nourishing a healthy, balanced, lifestyle through real foods. She uses Michigan grown foods and local ingredients whenever possible for whole foods with the freshest taste and highest nutritional value. A home “chef” with training in food science and culinary arts, Miranda provides back to basics, hands-on cooking classes for creating delicious, nutritious “fast” food for busy people.
Originally from Australia, Miranda has lived in the Grand Traverse Area since 2001. A member of Traverse City’s EXCELerate / Endurance Evolution team, she enjoys keeping fit through TRX®, kickboxing, and being active outdoors biking, running, hiking, kayaking, skiing and snowshoeing in Northern Michigan. In her free time, she also loves to travel and explore different cultures, experiment with food and knit.
So you’re in training for the Bayshore or other sporting events this summer! Win, set a personal record, or complete the event of your dreams, eating right can help give you the edge you need to achieve your goal.
Whether you’re a pro athlete, a tri athlete, a seasoned runner like Marc or just starting a running program, like Anne, your body needs carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and fluid to fuel it for exercise. Whatever your sport of choice, eating right allows you to train harder, for longer and recover faster.
During Marc, Lauren and Anne’s Bayshore training program, we’ll be talking about the what, why, and how to eat right for training, recovery and race day. Starting with healthy eating basics and matching what and when you eat with when you need it, Grand Traverse Nutrition will help you put science on your plate, covering key nutrients, hydration and practical eating strategies to fuel for optimal performance.
Eating right will help you:
- Fuel your training for longer and at a higher intensity
- Delay fatigue
- Promote recovery
- Improve body composition (gain muscle mass or lose body fat)
- Gain muscular strength and power
- Boost concentration
- Maintain healthy immune function
- Reduce the chance of injury
- Reduce the risk of muscle cramps and stomach upsets.
Miranda Monroe and Grand Traverse Nutrition can be contacted on their website by clicking here.
