Travel Nutrition Mistakes

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June 02, 2025

Expert Opinion

Travel Nutrition

"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face".

Mike Tyson wasn't talking about sports nutrition, but the quote perfectly captures the reality of travel nutrition for performance teams.

Tom Shaw, Performance Nutritionist at Al Jazira Club (previously AC Sparta Praha), asked a simple question in the Performance Nutrition Network about 4-hour flights to Europe for Champions League matches.

Hannah Sheridan, drawing from her experience with professional teams, shared practical reality: "There has always been refrigeration but not a kitchen to cook hot food."

David Dunne from Hexis immediately shared his comprehensive travel nutrition framework, covering everything from packing strategies to in-flight protocols.

Credit: Dr. David Dunne

Ted Munson, who works with Brentford FC, complimented this insight. He pushes for individual travel packs for each player and emphasised hydration—making water interesting and pushing it before, during, and after the flight.

Ted also flagged the post-travel gap: players often go straight home to sleep, so when should their next meal actually be?

James Morehen highlighted the execution framework covering six touchpoints: airline contact, team manager, coaches, players, chefs, and airplane crew. Each needs the plan, the why, and their role in delivery.

This level of insight only happens when practitioners share real-world experience with each other.

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