Fueling the college athlete away from home — the dining hall, the dorm, the road, and the drive-thru. Simple frameworks, real portions, no calorie counting.
By Adam Rinde, ND — 20+ years a physician · past 5 years with University of Arizona men's basketball
Get FuelU $19Instant access · works on any phone · install it like an app
Built for the reality of college: a buffet dining hall, a dorm with a shared kitchen, road trips, and late nights when the only option is fast food.
Build any meal with no scale and no app — your own hand is the measuring tool, and it scales to you.
A build-a-plate strategy for the buffet line so the right plate comes together every time.
Prep-once-eat-all-week routines, no-cook meals, and 5-minute recipes for wiped-out nights.
A specific, brand-name shopping list of shelf-stable and fridge staples — built for a dorm budget.
Five rules plus go-to orders at nine chains, for the road game and the late bus.
An always-stocked bag so a good choice is in hand when practice runs late.
The energy systems, the carb dial, and a 3-phase before/after fueling window for game day.
Exact before/during/after fluid targets, plus when water beats a sports drink.
Any college athlete leaving home for the first time — and the parents who want them fueled, not running on dining-hall pizza and energy drinks. Male or female; the portions scale to each athlete, with specific guidance for female athletes on iron, bone health, and fueling enough.
Right after checkout you'll get a private link to open FuelU on your phone or computer. Add it to your home screen and it works like an app.
No download or app store needed. It's a private web app — open the link once and "Add to Home Screen," and it lives on your phone, even offline.
Yes. The portion system scales to each athlete, and there's dedicated guidance on iron, bone health, and energy availability for female athletes.
It's general sports-nutrition education, not individualized medical advice. Athletes with medical conditions or specific goals should check with their team physician or a registered dietitian.