What do professional ballet dancers really eat in a typical day?

Question

In the movies etc., they're always shown starving themselves- but how would they get enough energy to dance?

Answer 1

lots of protein.. not much junk food. water.. haha you know, just what anybody who eats healthly would eat.

but we definately don't starve ourselves

Answer 2

well, they have to be light on their feet and in order to be light on their feet they have to have a light body. They must take B-12 shots and all be vegans. I saw this movie once about horse jockeys and how they all had to be weighed before they rode in a race and so they were all bulimic and would purge right before they were weighed. but I don't remember the name of the movie. I can tell you this though-it wasn't about ballet dancers.

Answer 3

I'll let you know my diet

I eat no more than 1200 calories a day, I try and stay below 800 but that rarley happens. For breakfest, I normally eat a low fat yogurt, a banana, or oatmeal.

Lunch, I'll have a low fat soup or a sandwhich on double fiber bread, no mayo, sometimes more oatmeal or another yogurt.

Dinner, whatever my parents make, they usually eat pretty healthy.

I limit my snacks to low fat chips, apples, fat free popcorn, ect. I don't drink sodas, only when I eat out and then I drink diet sodas. Regular sodas are the worst thing for you! At home I drink green tea and water. Also when eating out, If I must order a burger I get a chicken burger, most of the time I just order a side salad.

Only eat what your body needs to survive, no more. Your body can survive up to 2 weeks without food, all it needs it water, just remember that. Hunger is a state of mind.

Answer 4

Carbs! And lots of it! You should also eat a reg diet. Just enhance the healthier food and decrease the junk foods. Um, water, gatorade, and vitamin water. All good choices. You can get more in the book: Ballet for Dummies. You should be able to get it at your local bookstore. I hope all of this helps! Oh, and one more book choice: Diet for dancers- A complete guide to nutrition and weight control. You need to get this from Discount Dance Supply. I think that you should buy both (they are really good). I hope this helps.