While the intent behind “What I Eat in a Day” posts is often harmless, the reality is that they can lay the groundwork for a dancer’s struggle with food. Dancers are already more vulnerable to harmful food and body beliefs that risk disordered eating—adding another source for comparison can leave dancers feeling doubtful.

At its most basic level, a hunger cue is your body’s way of communicating a need for energy replenishment. In other words, it’s time for a meal or snack. For dancers, however, hunger cues can be less straightforward, especially when restrictive eating and/or busy schedules can cause these cues to diminish or go unnoticed.

The concept of prepping meals in advance can be daunting for busy dancers. Add the unspoken pressures of picture-perfect meals from social feeds and you’ve got a recipe for meal-prep avoidance. But meal prep can be a vital tool for balanced nutrition—even for dancers navigating the busiest of schedules.

A symbiotic relationship exists between you and your gut microbiome. Dancers who are struggling to balance their training efforts and/or build supportive fueling habits can also be impacting their gut microbiomes

Haley Hilton and registered dietitian Rachel Fine explore how to fuel the body to stay energized and focused for class and rehearsal.

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Processed foods get a bad rap—the most common concerns being that they’re full of chemicals or packed with sugar. Processing is nothing more than transforming ingredients, such as vegetables, beans or meat, from their original state into another form—bagged baby carrots and tofu are processed foods, as is frozen pizza. Processing food can do things […]

If you’ve ever experienced a stomachache, fatigue or even nausea after eating a larger meal, then you know what “over”-eating feels like. Whether it was during the holidays, over a festive weekend or simply after dinner at the end of a long dance day, chances are you stepped away from the table feeling discouraged about […]