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Food Strategies + Meal Plans

Diet for Dancers – Food Tips with San Francisco Ballet’s Natasha Sheehan

Natasha Sheehan

Diet for Dancers with Natasha Sheehan The question of proper diet for dancers comes up quite often. What exactly should you be eating? The answer is unfortunately quite complex as the same foods do not work for all dancers. One

Jess Spinner September 5, 2018August 16, 2018 Food Strategies + Meal Plans, Nutrition for Dancers 1 Comment Read more

Splendid Spoon – For when you have NO time to think about food.

Splendid Spoon – For when you have NO time to think about food.

Splendid Spoon Magic For dancers, some of the most common questions are about meal prep, quick meals and short cuts to healthy eating. I’m all about making healthy eating as simple as possible. There are times when it’s really just

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Poor Diet and Injury in Dancers – Dancer Health Study Part I

Poor Diet and Injury in Dancers – Dancer Health Study Part I

Poor Diet and Injuries in Dancers Part 1 of the Nutrition in Dancers Study The training required to become a professional ballet dancer is rigorous. Competition is fierce, even while training, and once a professional level has been reached, dancers

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Eating in a cafeteria during your summer intensive!

Eating in a cafeteria during your summer intensive!

Eating in a cafeteria can sometimes feel like a game of roulette – you never know what you are going to get. For a dancer that needs to fuel themselves for a long day of class and rehearsals this food

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Build a Better Salad

Build a Better Salad

Salads can be healthy, however, by now you’ve probably learned that they can also be quite unhealthy. A salad can be a great meal option but you have to make it well rounded. If you make a salad full of

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Grocery Shopping on a Dancer’s Salary

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

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The 5 – Hour Food Rule

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

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How to improve your eating while eating out.

How to improve your eating while eating out.

Last night I went to a holiday dinner with one of my besties. We decided to mix it up and try a new restaurant – an Italian place named Sugo (that means sauce 😉 for some holiday drinks and pasta.

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What to do if you ate too much

healthy wraps

A healthy response to overeating. Before Thanksgiving, I talked with all of my clients about how they would approach this food – centered holiday. Having a plan can make a huge difference in how you approach food any day and

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A Healthy Approach to Thanksgiving

Healthy Thanksgiving for Dancers

Thanksgiving, the wonderful American holiday imbedded in family tradition that people either absolutely love or hate. It can either be very stressful or very relaxing depending on your family dynamic. Some dancers get a few days or the whole week

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