‘Papa Smurf’, aka Adam Sacks, cooks at the Olympics

PASSOVER EDITION 5778 SECTION C PAGE 5 to the USDA, the average moderately active man requires 2,600 calories per day. For athletes though, it’s a different story, with some requiring up to 10,000 calories per day. It all comes down to need, and Adam Sacks is an expert in not only figuring that out — but preparing the food too. The southern California native is a professor of culinary nutrition at Johnson and Wales. He recently returned from Pyeongchang, where he led a team of chefs cooking for the US ski and snowboard team. The experience was like coming full circle, he says, because his team was largely comprised of former students. Sacks, a professional chef and registered dietician, is a leader in the field […]