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Learn how to dictate your portions using mindful eating techniques that help to increase your attunement to feeling fullness and satisfaction. Here are a few tips to consider.

For some, this time of year means haunted houses, spooky movies, and fun costumes. For others who struggle with food and body image, however, October is often the start of a stressful few months. I’m sharing my top 3 tips that you can implement to build confidence during this time, rather than fear.

Rather than focusing on superfoods, let’s look at a few favorite bites that dancers can incorporate into their daily meals plans. To do this, I’m sharing my Rule of the 3 R’s.

Despite this reputation, potatoes offer an impressive nutritional resume. Potatoes pack a multitude of vitamins and minerals including phosphorus, potassium, vitamin C, and B vitamins. Another benefit and perhaps the most appealing when compared to other starches are potatoes’ content of resistant starch. Resistant starch is a specific type of fiber found only in certain plant foods like legumes and grains.

There’s no doubt that at some point along your dance training, you’ve heard about supplements. If not consuming a well-rounded diet that is sufficient in both calories and nutrients, dancers are at risk for developing deficiencies.

For dancers, nutrition advice should come from a qualified source. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists accurately translate scientific jargon into accessible information. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are a dancer’s ideal source for meal planning and nutrition-related information. Before turning to either Google or a health coach, here are 6 reasons why you should consider a licensed professional for nutrition information.

I chose to attain additional certification as a Professional Counselor of Intuitive Eating. This enables me to help others let go of restrictive habits. Together, we navigate an all-or-nothing mindset until we find true comfort in that grey area.

A large part of learning how to eat intuitively involves raising body self-awareness. Learning how to eat intuitively also teaches us about the importance of compassionate self-care.

Simple ingredients with a not-so-simple taste. These decadent cookies are as real as it gets. No hidden nutrition agenda, no secret agent fiber additive, and absolutely no protein powder. Yup, straight from a dietitian’s kitchen to yours. It’s time we let cookies be cookies.

With gruesome schedules for training and rehearsing, dancers benefit from convenient snacks that are packed with nutrient-rich ingredients as part of a daily menu. Nutrition is critical to so many aspects of a dance including jump height, endurance, aerobic capacity, injury prevention, and weight management.