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Food Strategies + Meal Plans

What Really Causes Cravings and How to Deal

What Really Causes Cravings and How to Deal

It’s probably not what you think… The way you relate to food might not cross your mind often. You eat. You (hopefully) enjoy. Sometimes you might go overboard. And pretty much 100% of us crave something at some point. From

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What “should” a Dancer Eat in a Day?

What “should” a Dancer Eat in a Day?

What “should” a Dancer Eat in a Day? Whether you’re a student or pro, it’s possible this question has entered your mind. It’s also possible you’ve searched for answers in those “what I eat in a day” posts from fellow

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Summer Intensive Prep Part I : Navigating a New Food Situation

Summer Intensive Prep Part I : Navigating a New Food Situation

Summer Intensive Prep Part I : Navigating a New Food Situation Summer Intensives mean a lot of new things…new teachers, new competition, new environment and of course a new food situation. I’ve worked with a number of dancer’s who saw

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How to Meal Prep for Healthy Eating Success

How to Meal Prep for Healthy Eating Success

Meal Prepping : A Key to Consistent Health Eating At the Whole Dancer, we love working towards goals that create a mentally and physically healthier version of yourself as a dancer. Some research suggests, it takes 30 days to establish

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No Celery Juice Required

No Celery Juice Required

No Celery Juice Required I’ve been a health coach since 2013 and a health nut for as long as I can remember. Before my nutrition science interest really blossomed, I was diet trend obsessed and searching for the quickest fixes

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Yes, Breakfast is that important.

breakfast for dancers

Yes, Breakfast is that important. “The most important meal of the day.”  “Don’t eat breakfast cereals that change the color of your milk.” Michael Pollan “It is more important to eat some carbohydrates at breakfast, because the brain needs fuel

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One Dancer’s Experience with The Whole 30

One Dancer’s Experience with The Whole 30

One Whole Dancer on The Whole30 Guest post by Lydia Clinton Jess posted a video about the Whole30 back in October which coincidentally was when I was right in the middle of trying it! I’d heard of Whole30 when my

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Reach your “best body” goals in 2019

Reach your “best body” goals in 2019

“Best Body” Goals in 2019 First things first – “eat less, move more” is not the answer. This is antiquated dieting advice that many people fall victim to when trying to change their bodies. Yes, even if weight loss is

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Grocery Shopping in a City

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Grocery Shopping in a City Grocery shopping- the chore you either love or absolutely despise. Dancers (and everyone for that matter) need food to fuel themselves, therefore making grocery shopping inevitable. In the suburbs grocery shopping is a simple task:

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The Swan Lake Diet: Don’t fall into this trap.

Swan Lake Diet

If you’ve ever danced Swan Lake, you know that the entire ballet is quite an undertaking. There are very few parts that don’t require a ton of stamina and energy. Swan Lake requires you to really fuel  yourself well and

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