Athletes can eat sweets like ice cream and milkshakes without guilt, especially with their high caloric burn. The key is balance: occasional treats are fine, but eating them three times a day isn't. Don't demonize food or make athletes feel bad about enjoying it.
Is it okay to have a sweet treat as an athlete? Absolutely. I think that it is so important that athletes have balance. Now, if you're having a sweet treat 3 times a day, or if you're having it maybe even every day, then let's, let's maybe make some healthier substitutions in there. But I do not ever want my athletes to demonize food or think that it's bad for them or think that it's gonna make them fat. My elite athletes, you guys are burning so many calories. You are working out hours on hours a day. It's okay at the end of the day or the end of the week to go out for a nice ice cream or a milkshake, um, and enjoy a sweet treat. That's totally fine, and I don't want you guys to feel guilty about that.
