**I don’t have a good picture of these yet, so if you make them send me a pic and I’ll replace mine! This recipe is from nutritionist Emily Harrison, a former dancer who works with dancers. The energy bites are easy to make, endlessly customizable, and each one packs an energy punch. Great for grabbing […]
These pancakes use no flour or added sugar and are easy peasy to make. Ingredients 1/2 cup rolled oats 1 banana 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Blend all ingredients in a blender. Drop small pancakes onto buttered skillet. Cook till small bubbles form on top of pancakes, then flip and cook 1-2 more minutes. […]
On Friday, June 23rd, I had the pleasure of watching Diana Vishneva’s final performance with American Ballet Theatre. It was a beautiful and emotional goodbye and the New York audience showed up in droves to applaud her. This is not a review of the performance, but here are some good ones if you’re interested: From Wendy Perron […]
When I was training back in the day, “dancer nutrition” was an oxymoron. Company dancers I knew seemed to subsist largely on coffee and cigarettes. Today’s dancers are much better informed about what they need to fuel their bodies, and cigarettes aren’t nearly as common. Thank goodness for progress. That said, I have been surprised […]
How to eat healthily is a very popular topic among dancers and it’s a big piece of the work I do coaching and mentoring. And with my guidance, over time, my dancers become the experts on how to develop and stick with better eating habits. Today I thought I would share three of their go-to […]
It’s spring, so that means meltdowns and performances. (Haha.) Seriously though, it’s definitely performance time: most dance schools are having their end-of-year shows to showcase all the good work their dancers have accomplished over the year. So it’s a time of excitement but also nerves, often for teachers as much as students. Everyone wants to put […]
Warmer weather brings me back to my Vitamix and green smoothies. I started making green smoothies when I was studying nutrition at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2010. Immediately, I felt a difference in my body as it soaked up all those micronutrients. I began craving one every day. In the wintertime though, I […]
When it comes to meals, what I have found is that all of us need a few simple, easy recipes in our repertoire. Recipes that require no thought, almost no preparation, and deliver a good nutritional punch. These are four standby meals from my kitchen; I always vary the side vegetable depending on the season. […]
Cute stocked vintage pantry. They say the worst possible time to grocery shop is on an empty stomach because the choices you make are going to appease your body’s worst cravings. And I say the worst time to prepare a meal is when you are both hungry and have an empty fridge. That’s when cookies […]
A lot of dancers and parents of dancers come to me for help with food and eating. Among the many questions I get are these: What food, exactly, should I be eating? How much of that should I be eating? Are carbs really bad for me? What kind of fat is “good” fat? How many […]