Children's Sports Nutritionists and Childens Sports Dietitians
Children’s Sports Dietitians & Nutritionists in the UK
At Nutrition and Co, our specialist children’s sports dietitians and sports nutritionists provide personalised nutrition support for young athletes and children involved in competitive sport across the UK.
Our experienced paediatric and youth sports dietitians help children and teenagers fuel appropriately for training, competition, recovery, growth and development, while protecting their long-term health and relationship with food.
We understand that sports nutrition for children and teenage athletes is very different from adult sports nutrition. Young athletes need enough energy and nutrients not only to perform well, but also to support healthy growth, bone health, hormonal development, concentration, recovery and injury prevention.
Our children’s sports nutrition consultations are tailored to your child’s age, sport, training schedule, competition demands, food preferences and individual nutrition requirements.
We support young athletes participating in a wide range of sports, including football, swimming, athletics, gymnastics, dance, rugby, tennis, cycling, triathlon, rowing and endurance sports.
Whether your child is beginning competitive sport, training within an academy or performance pathway, or already competing at national or international level, our UK children’s sports dietitians and nutritionists can provide evidence-based guidance to help them:
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Fuel effectively for training and competition
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Meet the increased nutritional demands of growth and sport
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Improve energy levels, recovery and sporting performance
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Develop practical pre-training, post-training and competition nutrition strategies
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Support healthy growth, bone health and development
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Prevent under-fuelling and low energy availability
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Manage RED-S concerns in young athletes
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Improve hydration and sports fuelling
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Build a positive and sustainable relationship with food
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Our goal is to help every young athlete perform at their best without compromising their growth, development or long-term health.
Children's Sports Nutrition Services
Our specialist children's sports dietitians and nutritionists provide personalised sports nutrition support for children, teenagers and young athletes across the UK.
Every recommendation is tailored to your child's age, stage of growth, sport, training schedule, competition demands and individual nutritional needs.
1. Sports Nutrition for Performance and Growth
Young athletes have unique nutritional requirements because they need enough energy to support both sporting performance and healthy growth and development.
Our children's sports dietitians assess your child's training demands, dietary intake and growth needs to create an individualised fuelling strategy that supports energy levels, performance and recovery while helping reduce the risk of under-fuelling and low energy availability.
2. Recovery Nutrition for Young Athletes
Good recovery nutrition is essential for children and teenagers who train regularly.
We provide practical guidance on post-training meals and snacks, protein, carbohydrates, hydration and recovery nutrition to help young athletes:
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Replenish energy stores
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Support muscle repair and adaptation
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Reduce fatigue
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Recover effectively between training sessions
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Support healthy growth and development
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Reduce the risk of inadequate fuelling
3. Competition, Match Day and Race Day Nutrition
Our young athlete sports nutritionists develop personalised competition-day nutrition strategies for matches, tournaments, races and sporting events.
We can help your child understand what to eat before, during and after competition, including meal timing, snacks, hydration and carbohydrate fuelling to support sustained energy, concentration and performance.
4. Hydration and Electrolyte Support for Young Athletes
Hydration needs can vary considerably depending on the athlete, sport, training duration, temperature and sweat rate.
Our children's sports dietitians provide age-appropriate hydration strategies covering:
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Hydration before training and competition
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Fluids during exercise
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Post-exercise rehydration
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Electrolyte requirements
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Sports drinks and when they may be appropriate
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Recognising signs of inadequate hydration
5. Supplement Advice for Children and Teenage Athletes
Parents are often unsure whether their child needs protein powders, sports drinks, vitamins or other sports supplements.
Our children's sports nutritionists and dietitians provide safe, evidence-based guidance on sports supplements for young athletes.
Where appropriate, we take a food-first approach and help families understand which supplements may be beneficial, which are unnecessary and which may be unsuitable for children or teenagers.
6. Nutrition During Growth Spurts and Puberty
Nutrition requirements can increase significantly during periods of rapid growth and puberty, particularly when combined with demanding training schedules.
Our youth sports dietitians help ensure young athletes are consuming enough energy, protein, carbohydrates, healthy fats, calcium, vitamin D, iron and other essential nutrients to support:
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Growth and development
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Bone health
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Hormonal health
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Energy levels
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Training adaptation
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Recovery
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Sporting performance
Why Choose Nutrition and Co for Children's Sports Nutrition?
Specialist Children's Sports Dietitians and Nutritionists
Our team combines expertise in paediatric nutrition, sports nutrition and performance nutrition, allowing us to consider both your child's sporting goals and the nutritional requirements of a growing body.
Evidence-Based and Individualised Sports Nutrition Plans
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition for young athletes.
Every nutrition strategy is tailored around your child's age, sport, training schedule, competition demands, growth, food preferences, lifestyle and goals.
Support for All Sports and Performance Levels
We work with children and teenagers across a wide range of sports and ability levels — from recreational and school sport through to academy, county, national and elite-level young athletes.
Family-Focused Approach
Successful sports nutrition for children needs to work in real life.
We work collaboratively with young athletes and their parents, providing practical recommendations that can be implemented around school, family meals, training and competition.
Where appropriate, nutrition strategies can also be coordinated with coaches and other members of the athlete's support team.
Online Children's Sports Dietitian Consultations Across the UK
Our online consultations make it easy to access a private children's sports dietitian or sports nutritionist in the UK, wherever you are based.
We work with families throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, providing specialist sports nutrition support without the need to travel.
Who Can Our Children's Sports Dietitians Help?
We provide specialist sports nutrition support for children, teenagers and young athletes aged approximately 8–18 years, including:
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Young footballers and academy football players
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Swimmers and competitive swimmers
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Runners, cross-country athletes and track athletes
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Gymnasts and dancers
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Rugby, hockey and netball players
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Tennis players
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Cyclists and junior triathletes
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Rowers
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Martial arts athletes
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Strength and power athletes
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Children training or competing several times per week
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Young athletes struggling with low energy or fatigue
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Athletes with poor recovery between training sessions
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Children experiencing difficulties meeting their energy requirements
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Young athletes with concerns around growth or weight
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Athletes at risk of under-fuelling, low energy availability or RED-S
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Parents looking for a private sports nutritionist for their child or teenager in the UK
Book a Children's Sports Dietitian Consultation
Looking for a children's sports dietitian or sports nutritionist in the UK?
Book a 1:1 children's sports nutrition consultation with Nutrition and Co and receive personalised, evidence-based guidance designed around your child's sport, training, growth and individual needs.
Help your young athlete learn how to fuel, recover, grow and perform at their best — while protecting their long-term health and relationship with food.
Children's Sports Nutrition Support for Under-Fuelling and RED-S
Young athletes who train frequently can sometimes struggle to consume enough energy to meet the combined demands of exercise, growth and everyday development.
Signs of inadequate fuelling can include persistent tiredness, poor recovery, recurrent injuries, declining sporting performance, changes in growth, difficulty concentrating or changes in menstrual function in teenage girls.
Our children's sports dietitians can assess your young athlete's nutrition and help develop a practical strategy to increase energy availability while supporting their health, development and performance.
Meet Our Children's Sports Dietitian Team
Our team of specialist children's sports dietitians and nutritionists supports young athletes across the UK with personalised, evidence-based nutrition advice.
We work with children and teenagers across a wide range of sports, helping with performance fuelling, recovery, growth, hydration, RED-S, low energy availability and competition nutrition.
Every approach is tailored to the young athlete’s age, sport, training demands and individual needs, with support designed to protect both performance and long-term health.
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