What to eat when you're injured

Whether you’re recovering from a muscle strain or facing a season-stalling bone break, it's important that athletes pay attention to nutrition during the rehab process. “Sticking to good eating habits can actually help you get back to full health faster,” says Brian St. Pierre, R.D., CSCS, director of performance nutrition at Precision Nutrition in Scarborough, Maine. And he would know—St. Pierre and his team helped tennis pro Sloane Stephens tweak her diet and come back from an ankle stress fracture to beat Madison Keys in the 2017 U.S. Open final, all in under a year. Here, a few of the dietary tips St. Pierre says can help you get back on your feet faster.