Nutrition for Dancers is an important topic but you don’t have to be an expert in nutrition to reach your personal best body. Hopefully you find that reassuring.
Nutrition for Dancers: What you really need to know
Eat with Ease during Quarantine
Creating your Custom Dancer’s Meal Plan You have very specific needs as a dancer and in our current situation, being intentional with food is going to support you in so many ways. By making healthy, intentional choices you’re going to
4 “P’s” of Healthier Eating
Here are your 4 P’s: PLANTS PLANNING PREP PLATING Watch the video for more: Or Read: Plants Most people don’t get enough vegetables. You know you should be eating lot’s of veggies but unless eating them is built into your
Never make another weight loss resolution
It’s time to end it. Break up with those dieting and weight loss resolutions. Just say g’bye. More than 95% of the time they lead to feelings of disappointment and failure. A few months into a new year and you’re
Make Energy Fudge with Jenelle Manzi
Interviewing Jenelle Manzi of New York City Ballet and hearing her approach to indulgent foods was so inspiring. It is possible to eat sweets especially when you make them “indulgent AND functional”. Sweets that can help your body and dancing?
Jenelle Manzi on Indulgent, Functional Food
I consider New York City Ballet to be one of the most impressive companies around. It’s the company I grew up watching since I was just a train ride away on Long Island. The dancers who work there are elite
Grocery Shopping on a Dancer’s Salary
Before we dive into grocery shopping, lets erase the mindset that you’re a “starving” artist. Both literally and figuratively this idea doesn’t serve you. If that’s the mentality then you’re living in a place of lack and that’s not going
The 5 – Hour Food Rule
Food should be enjoyable, even the healthy food you eat should be tasty and satisfying. Along the same lines, the way you approach food shouldn’t be overly rigid. Having rules around food might make you feel more stressed when it
An Unexpected Way to Deal with Cravings *Video*
We all face cravings. They usually come about due to a nutrient deficiency or a need for emotional support or social interaction. The common response to cravings is to practice “self – control” and when you can’t control it anymore
Dorm snacks for the college dancer…
Living in a dorm can definitely be a transition. You go from having food readily available in your family’s kitchen to waiting until the dining hall is open and then walk across campus for breakfast. You have to put a