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[quote=Anonymous]Vegetarian runner here. Also, a mom.

I would overall make sure she's eating as clean as possible - limit fast food/things in cans/frozen foods. She'll naturally lean toward cleaner food, because it feels much better to run after you've eaten clean vs eaten processed food.

For school lunches:

Cold pasta salad? Made with fresh veggies tho, not packaged artichoke heats/marinated red peppers. See note above about eating fresh...
Oatmeal made from real oats (not packaged oatmeal) with raisins and pecans in a thermos?
Southwest salad made with black beans, mango, red peppers, lime juice, SW spices -- and she can mix in an avocado and a bit of diced red pepper right before she eats? 
Peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat

Plus you can add: yogurt, and fresh fruit. Also, dried Medjool dates.

As long as she's eating 2-3 hours ahead of running she should be fine. But every person's body is different, of course.

In general, try to get her eating whole grain pastas and rice as much as possible.

Re what a PP suggested -- just jam on bread, and pretzels, doesn't feel like a meal. Maybe with yogurt and fruit added it could work.

Nuun in her water on hot days for electrolytes is very reasonable. And a Gu for long runs of 1hr or more is reasonable. I agree about not feeding kids ultra processed stuff but this is reasonable for hardworking athletes.[/quote]

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