BUILD YOUR BASE

The Build Your Base program is a comprehensive, whole plate, sports nutrition program featuring beef as the premier protein source. The program offers nutrition education and training, nutritious family meal plans and snacks, helpful information to prepare athletes and their families for a successful sports season, as well as encouragement in maintaining a healthful lifestyle all year long.

Did you know?

• Beef is a natural, nutrient-rich, high-quality protein containing all the essential amino acids.

• Research has shown the ingestion of 20 grams of protein following exercise helps maintain positive protein balance following exercise.

• Evidence suggests that protein-based supplements are not required to meet this increased demand. Nonetheless, protein supplements remain one of the most common dietary supplements purchased by athletes who seek to increase markers of performance such as speed, strength, power, and hypertrophy.

• Athletes gain a significant amount of nutrition information from social media, magazines, friends, and family members; thus, they may not be able to make appropriate, evidence-based decisions regarding the use of protein supplements. Considering the lack of scientific support for protein-based supplements being superior to natural protein containing foods, athletes should be advised to consume their protein from whole foods as opposed to supplements unless under the direction of a health care provider.

The Build Your Base program was initiated by South Dakota Beef Industry Council Executive Director, Suzanne Geppert and Director of Nutrition, Holly Swee, RD, LN, during the Fall of 2017. A collaborative partnership was soon developed between Sanford Health, Sanford Sports Science Institute, and the South Dakota Beef Industry Council.

The Sanford Sports Science team members including, Thayne Munce, PhD, and Lisa MacFadden, PhD, joined the effort to provide insight and evidence-based sports nutrition and training content adding additional credibility to program material.

South Dakota coaches, athletic directors, school administrators, and South Dakota beef producers were brought in during the initial developmental phase to provide feedback on program direction. Mike Roussell, PhD joined the collaboration as a program consultant in 2018. Team members from both partner organizations continue to help develop and guide the program towards success.

To learn more about the program visit https://buildyourbase.org.

Sanford Health, one of the largest health systems in the United States, is dedicated to the integrated delivery of health care, genomic medicine, senior care and services, global clinics, research and affordable insurance. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization includes 46 hospitals, 1,525 physicians and more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations in 26 states and 10 countries. Learn more about Sanford Health’s transformative work to improve the human condition at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.