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The Necessary Joy Of Treats And Cheats

It’s not a question of abstinence when it comes to the litany of culinary delights serious golfers shouldn’t eat. It’s all about quantity and timing.

“I never tell any of my players to eliminate all their favorite foods. A lot of them will lay off the sweet treats during a tournament and save it for Sunday night. Ice cream seems to be extremely popular among the players,” Siobhan Donofrio says.

“I try to keep it to maybe one cheat meal a week on Saturday or Sunday. My go-to cheat dessert is a big, big piece of chocolate cake. I can’t resist that,” Jim Knous says.

As a nutritionist, Donofrio avoids labelling them “cheat days.”

“We call them ‘non-competition days.’ On competition days, our golfers want to make sure they’re eating as well as they can to be focused and play well,” she says.

Miller is crystal clear about her top choice in cheats.

“I have a love for chocolate, any kind of chocolatedark, milk, white - all of the above. Dark chocolate is way better for you, but milk chocolate definitely tastes the best,” she says.