Nutrition for Dancers

Prefer to listen to the podcast episode on this topic? The first thing I always try to emphasize is that your food needs are completely unique and personal to you. And I’ll qualify this by adding that this fact should

Something I know dancers struggle with is how to know if they’re eating enough. For most dancers, counting calories or macronutrients can be a slippery slope to a disordered relationship with food. The truth is, if you’re listening to your

Protein tends to be the one macronutrient that dancers feel pretty good about. There are times when fats and even carbohydrates develop a negative connotation in a dancer’s mind, but protein is generally viewed as “good.”  Here’s an important point

This is such a common question, and in an environment where you’re surrounded by a lot of people who are undereating, it can be very hard to know. Am I eating enough? A 2020 study indicated that over 50% of

There are some common nutrition traps dancers have a tendency to fall into at some point on their journeys. It’s not something to feel badly about, but it is important to recognize if you’re getting into these unhelpful habits. Your

It’s worth starting off by saying the healthiest way of eating is completely different for each and every one of us. That’s why there should never be food rules and also why you can’t follow your friend’s eating plan and

More and more, the question of hormones and balancing hormones comes up with my clients and parents of younger dancer clients. Hormones are the chemical messengers in our bodies. They control your metabolism, hunger, mood, sleep, stress, sex drive, fertility,

In all the conversations I’ve had with dancers about food and nutrition over the last several years, there’s been a common theme. There is a lot of concern about fitting it all in and getting all the nutrients one needs