Nutrition

Indiana University Athletics employs two full-time sports dietitians responsible for developing a comprehensive nutrition program geared toward improving the training, performance, and recovery of Indiana’s student-athletes.

As part of the Excellence Academy, the Tobias Nutrition Center is home to one of the premier nutrition facilities and dining spaces in all of college athletics.  The nearly 10,000 square foot space provides a place to fuel the nearly 650 students who participate in IU’s 24 varsity sports.  The main dining area seats 300 people with various table sizes and includes large windows to allow for natural light and magnificent views into Memorial Stadium.  Large televisions are scattered throughout the area.

Lunch and dinner is served five days a week with a daily breakfast oasis for students.  Service will be in a food station concept with stations including Italian, grill, homestyle, subs and wraps, large salad, fruit and soup bar.  Menu items are prepared fresh on site by dining staff at each of these stations.  The breakfast oasis is a morning fueling station for students with a variety of options to start the day.  Two large beverage stations, including a water bottle filling station and new electronic menu boards, display what is available each day.

• Individual Nutrition Counseling
• Meal Planning
• Team Nutrition Education
• Supplement Education
• Pre-workout fuel and post-workout recovery
• Grocery Store Tours 
• Cooking Demos

• Body Composition Testing
• Training Tables and Nutrition Oasis

“These new state-of-the-art nutrition and dining facilities — the most recent addition to our innovative and successful Excellence Academy — promise to have a major impact on the academic and athletic development of our student athletes, while the new hospitality area will enhance the already thrilling experience of attending events at the newly renovated Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall,” IU President Michael A. McRobbie said. “We are deeply grateful to Ambassador Tobias and his wife, Deborah, for their extraordinary support of IU and for their commitment to furthering the university’s longstanding tradition of athletic excellence.”