In a few hours, I'm going to start one of my team's lacrosse practices with a short presentation on nutrition. The high school I coach for is comprised of a poor-to-middle-class population of African-American students (92%, the rest is 5% white, 3% Hispanic, there are literally 2 Asian-American students out of 1,400). It's a magnet school in Baltimore and the kids are smart. But they are also incredibly ignorant of certain things, much like any 14-17 year old. And one area that's particularly lacking is nutrition. It's heartbreaking. Honey buns and Big Texases, McDonald's cheeseburgers sold in the hallways between classes, and sodas are staples of practically every kid on the team's diet. I asked the team for examples of healthy foods, and one kid said he drinks a lot of juice. When I asked what kind of juice, he said Tropicana Fruit Punch.

There's a lot that I need to unfuck here. But I can't just tell them all to shop at Whole Foods. So I'm trying to strike a balance. Because this shit is important. A proper understanding of nutrition (which I won't be able to give in twenty minutes) is foundational to a lifetime of good health. But trying to condense this information to maximize the benefits to a section of the population is pretty much as Public Health as it gets (right kleinbl00?). So this is good practice.