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As a dancer, I want to be healthy and stay in shape, but I have so many cravings and zero willpower around food! What are some tips for dancers to eat a healthy and balanced diet? In my work as a dietitian for dancers, I often hear from dancers striving for a “perfect” diet to […]

Since 2013, I’ve educated dancers about achieving a healthy lifestyle without dieting. My mission is to help dancers redefine what it means to be The Healthy Dancer®. You’re a dancer? Yep! For much of my childhood and adolescence, I balanced school with a full-time dance load— a hectic schedule familiar to most dancers. After college, […]

For the most updated version of this post, please visit www.DanceNutrition.com! Do dancers need supplements? A 2022 review that analyzed 84 different studies concluded that “vitamin and mineral supplementation provides little to no benefit” in the prevention of cancer, heart disease, or death. The study suggests only a small benefit in reducing the incidence of cancer (particularly […]

Dancers: Are you interested in adding more plants to your plate? Or, if you’re a vegan dancer, are you unsure about whether or not your diet is incorporating all of the necessary components for both your health and your performance? Here’s a quick guide of resources from my blog DanceNutrition.com to learn more about whether […]

For the most updated version of this post, please visit www.DanceNutrition.com! Dancer, are you emotionally eating? Fact: I don’t like the phrase “emotional eating.” When we think about emotional eating, we imagine ourselves upset, sitting in front of the screen and digging into a pint of ice cream. This culturally constructed view of emotional eating […]