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How can dancers stop feeling guilty about food?

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Dancers often feel guilty after eating foods not deemed “perfect,” “clean,” or “healthy.” Food guilt is a red flag when identifying whether or not a dancer’s relationship with food needs to shift. Dancers can learn 5 tips to help navigate food guilt:

  1. Identify and Validate Your Feelings of Guilt
  2. Break Your Food Rules
  3. Practice Mindful Eating
  4. Rely On Food and Body Affirmations
  5. Be Curious, Not Judgmental

While food guilt is a common experience among dancers, it’s also one that can be improved upon. Utilize these key steps for reducing your food guilt and for more support, check out these two helpful articles:

  1. Nutrition for Dancers- food guilt and dancers
  2. Pointe Magazine- Cultivating A Healthy Relationship with Food

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Rachel Fine is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition, and Certified Counselor of Intuitive Eating. Rachel works with dancers and fitness enthusiasts to optimize performance and rebuild their relationships with food and body.
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