Andrew Dole

RDN, CEC

Performance Nutrition Expert

Andrew is a registered dietitian, chef, and performance nutrition expert. He is the owner of Body Fuel Sports Performance & Lifestyle Nutrition where he helps people to reach their personal nutrition goals through therapeutic diets, performance nutrition plans, and preparing meals as a private chef. Andrew also brings strong clinical expertise to the table, having previously worked as an in-patient clinical dietitian at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.

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The Grain Bowl Life

My athletes and lifestyle clients always ask: “how should I be eating?” This could be a complicated question with a long answer and a huge list of diet cha…

How to Eat More Jicama

Adding a new vegetable to my diet! Well, I am actually adding the jicama back into my diet. It’s something I quit buying for several months and it’s been…

Saving Herbs: Easy As 1 2 3

If you have a microwave and three minutes of time you can save almost any herb in three simple steps. Sometimes the answer is just that easy. No fancy techniqu…

Produce In A Pinch

Eating a plant-based diet doesn’t mean you need to exclude other food groups. Instead, you can think of it as “re-centering” the plate. Pairing fruits an…

Everyday Chef: Cinnamon Apple Panzanella

Good food doesn’t need to be complicated. In fact, it can be quite inexpensive and often a great way to utilize left over or discounted food items. Panzanell…

Crunchy Homemade Granola (no sugar added)

Tired of lots of added sugar in your granola? This recipe has only 3 grams of sugar per serving with a bonus 5 grams of protein! Using bananas as the binder fo…

The Everyday Chef: Savory Lentil Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes for Meatless Monday? You bet! It happened … it was yummy. The goal for this recipe was to get more legumes into the family diet. We don’t eat a…

The Everyday Chef: Dairy-Free Ambrosia

Need a delicious party favorite that dairy and non-dairy eaters will enjoy? Look no further! My dairy-free ambrosia is creamy, tasty and easy to make! Now that…

Fruit Skewer Snacks

Party appetizer, centerpiece … just a fun snack? These fruit skewers will work for any and all! They started as a fun table centerpiece for the winter holida…

The Everyday Chef: Apple + Avocado & Smoked Salmon Salad

When people think fruits, vegetables and salad I’m not sure sexy comes to mind, but it should! Let me show you how to wow your next dinner guests with this v…

The Everyday Chef: Nut Butter Banana Bake

Baked bananas have been around for at least 100 years with recipes originating all over the world. Eaten savory, sweet, fried, baked, raw, frozen, and even gri…

The Everyday Chef: Thai Watermelon + Basil Gazpacho

Roasted and braised comfort foods during the winter months are enjoyable, but every day and I start craving a little color and spunk in my meals. Festive in co…

The Everyday Chef: Hearty Budget-Friendly Vegetable & Cod Stew

Lighten up December meals with a festive, budget-friendly vegetable and fish stew. One of my favorite Italian dishes next to good old fashioned spaghetti is a…

Cauliflower Waffles You Can Top With Just About Anything

These cauliflower waffles are just fun and pretty much guilt free. The idea developed while I was looking for ways to increase vegetables at meals other than d…

The Everyday Chef: Caribbean Braised Shredded Beef for Stews, Tacos, Bok Choy & More

This recipe was made to use up leftover vegetables in the crisper, be flexible for several meals, and use an inexpensive cut of meat. I didn’t want to spend…

The Everyday Chef: How To Make Homemade Dough for Tasty Veggie Flatbread Pizzas

I’m not a big fan of heavy, fatty, pizza toppings, so I like topping flatbreads with lighter and healthier produce options. There’s no shortage of combinat…

The Everyday Chef: How To Make Savory Slow-Cooked Collard Greens

I associate slow-cooked collard greens with the changing of the seasons and moving into fall with cooler weather. Hearty and savory, these warm braised greens…

How To Make Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream

My wife loves guacamole. She eats it once a week and that means we have plenty of avocados in the house. It also means we get our share of brown avocados. It�…

Creamy Corn & Potato Chowder

I know what you’re thinking … there must be so many calories in this creamy chowder you can’t possible eat it. Wrong! This recipe uses 1% milk an…

Carrot Halwa – A Lightly Spiced, Sweetened Carrot Pudding

I’ve been teaching culinary arts at a local college for almost 9 years. Each year a few enterprising students will look at leftover ingredients and challenge…

How to Pit Dates for a Gooey Apricot-Stuffed Medjool Date Appetizer

If apricots weren’t fall flavor enough, how about gooey Medjool dates stuffed with dried apricots and walnuts! What is a good date? (Insert potential joke he…

The Everyday Chef: Quinoa Stuffed Antipasto Portabella

In Asian cuisine, mushrooms are important ingredients in achieving the fifth basic flavor: umami. They are known to have a savory, “meaty” personality. Por…

Protein-Packed Vanilla & Grape Parfait

One Thanksgiving my mother-in-law made grape salad (grapes covered in cream cheese, sour cream, and brown sugar). It was amazing, addictive, and I wanted more.…

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Performance Nutrition: Low FODMAP Fruits for Fueling

For FODMAP-sensitive people, like those with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, finding the right fruits to snack on doesn’t need to be hard. In fact, there are more…