CAPTAIN · LEFT WING · NASHVILLE PREDATORS

"What Elite European Hockey Has Always Known"

What Elite European Hockey Has Always Known About Performance Nutrition —
and What Filip Forsberg Brought to Nashville

By Tj Anderson  ·  Elevated Eats Performance Nutrition  ·  NHL · Nashville Predators  ·  5 min read

Elite European hockey programs have treated performance nutrition as a foundational training component for over a decade. Not a supplement strategy. Not a meal prep service. A system built into how athletes are developed from the start. North American professional sports are catching up. The players who already know this are playing a different game.

Filip Forsberg is one of the most naturally gifted scorers of his generation. He grew up in an athletic culture that understood something most North American players are still discovering: that elite nutrition isn't what you do after training. It's what makes training matter.

His goals when he came to Elevated Eats:

• Maintain elite scoring production and skating speed through the full second half
• Sustain energy for both offensive creativity and defensive responsibility at heavy ice time
• Support recovery as a captain carrying the additional cognitive and emotional load of franchise leadership
• Optimize body composition for skating speed without sacrificing the strength that defines his physical game
• Build a nutrition system that runs without thought

The best European-trained NHL players don't think of nutrition as a performance add-on. They think of it as the substrate everything else runs on. That's the standard Elevated Eats was built to deliver.

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Built for a Captain's Demands On and Off the Ice

• Skating power nutrition — strategic carbohydrate and protein timing for explosive bursts and sustained shift intensity across heavy ice time
• Power-to-weight optimization — precise body composition targets to maintain the ratio that defines elite NHL skating
• Recovery nutrition — anti-inflammatory meals and sleep-optimizing ingredients for the back-to-back grind
• Cognitive performance — DHA-rich foods and Lion's Mane mushroom for the high-speed processing that separates elite scorers
• Leadership load support — adaptogenic ingredients and stress-regulation nutrients for the captain who carries the team on and off the ice

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Elite Scoring Doesn't Fade in February

• ⚡ Sustained elite skating speed through February — when most players are visibly declining
• 💪 Offensive production maintained across the full season without the mid-year drop-off
• 🔄 Faster recovery between games, particularly on back-to-backs
• 🧠 Sharper in-game processing supporting elite playmaking and shot selection
• 😴 Deeper sleep quality — the recovery foundation everything else is built on

"As a captain, my performance affects the whole team. Getting nutrition dialed in has given me more energy, faster recovery, and I feel sharper in the moments that matter most. The food is world-class — I actually look forward to it."

— Filip Forsberg, Captain / Left Wing, Nashville Predators

Filip's All-Time Elevated Eats Favorites

• 🥩 Paleo Bison Lasagna — the captain's post-game recovery staple. High-protein, anti-inflammatory, deeply satisfying.
• 🍛 Slow Cooked Chicken Curry with Bone Broth Rice — collagen-rich and deeply nourishing for heavy-minute nights.
• 🍩 Recovery Donuts — the fan favorite that shows up on every NHL athlete's list.
• 🫐 Berrytime Recovery Sorbet — antioxidant-loaded and hydrating. The post-skate reset.

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The Nutritional Edge for Elite NHL Scorers

• Strategic carbohydrate timing — explosive glycolytic energy for skating bursts and sustained aerobic capacity for a full game
• Omega-3 DHA — anti-inflammatory and brain-supporting for the high-speed cognitive demands of elite playmaking
• Collagen peptides — joint and connective tissue protection for a scorer logging heavy minutes
• Functional mushrooms (Lion's Mane + Reishi) — focus and decision-making; stress adaptation for the captain's load
• Magnesium glycinate — sleep depth and nervous system recovery after high-intensity game environments

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