FUEL – The DYVAL Guide for Young Athletes

Get instant access to our digital book with 140 pages of practical young-athlete nutrition, hydration and recovery advice + 50 easy recipes created for active kids and teenagers.

Nutrition. Hydration. Recovery. Recipes.

A practical nutrition and fuelling guide created for young athletes and the parents supporting them.

What should a young athlete eat before a game? What about after training? How much protein do they need? When are electrolytes useful? And what do you feed a hungry teenager who trains several times a week?

FUEL – The DYVAL Guide for Young Athletes was created to answer those questions and make sports nutrition easier to understand.

Packed with practical nutrition advice, fuelling strategies and 57 delicious recipes young athletes will actually want to eat, FUEL helps young athletes understand how nutrition, hydration and recovery can support energy, performance, growth and recovery.

Young athletes have different nutritional needs

Young athletes aren't simply smaller adults.

Their bodies are still growing and developing while they're also training, competing, recovering and balancing school and everyday life.

That makes good nutrition especially important.

FUEL takes the confusion out of sports nutrition and gives young athletes and their parents practical information they can use every day.

What's inside FUEL?

You'll discover practical guidance on:

• Fuelling growing bodies
• Protein for young athletes
• Carbohydrates and energy for sport
• Healthy fats
• Hydration and electrolytes
• What to eat before training
• What to eat before a game
• Post-training and post-game recovery
• Tournament and competition-day nutrition
• Rest and recovery
• Everyday meals for active teenagers
• Healthy snacks and lunchbox ideas
• Building positive nutrition habits for the long term

And importantly, we've made it simple and practical.

No complicated sports nutrition jargon. Just useful information young athletes and their families can put into action.

Recipes young athletes will actually eat

Good sports nutrition doesn't have to mean boring food.

FUEL is packed with easy, family-friendly recipes designed with active kids and teenagers in mind.

You'll find high-protein breakfasts, pre-game meals, post-training meals, smoothies, snacks, wraps, lunchbox ideas and family dinners.

Think Bacon & Egg Breakfast Muffins, Chicken Fried Rice, Honey Soy Chicken Stir Fry, Crispy Oven-Baked Chicken, Cheeseburger Tacos, Cheesy Beef Lasagne Rolls, smoothies, homemade snacks and much more.

Recipes also include nutritional information for calories, protein, fibre and carbohydrates.

What should young athletes eat around sport?

FUEL helps take the guesswork out of what to eat and drink around training and competition.

Before sport – learn how carbohydrates, protein and meal timing can help young athletes prepare for training and competition.

During sport – understand hydration, electrolytes and when additional fuel may be useful.

After sport – discover how protein, carbohydrates, fluids and nutritious foods can support recovery.

Tournament days – learn how to plan ahead for long days, multiple games and limited food options.

Every day – because performance isn't only about what you eat on game day. Consistent nutrition, hydration, sleep and recovery all matter.

More than a recipe book

FUEL isn't about creating a perfect diet.

It's about teaching young athletes the fundamentals of fuelling their bodies and helping them develop healthy habits they can carry with them as they grow.

Because talent matters.

Training matters.

Coaching matters.

But what young athletes do away from the field matters too.

At DYVAL, our philosophy is simple:

HARD WORK. CONSISTENCY. NEVER GIVE UP.

FUEL gives young athletes another tool to support the work they're already putting in.

Who is FUEL for?

FUEL has been created for young athletes, teenagers and sporting families across a wide range of sports, including football, rugby, AFL, netball, basketball, swimming, athletics, tennis, hockey and more.

Whether they're training a couple of times a week or competing at a high level, FUEL provides practical nutrition knowledge that can support them through their sporting journey.

Fuel the work. Support the recovery. Build the habits.

FUEL – The DYVAL Guide for Young Athletes.