Fuel the Long Game

A woman with long, wavy hair, glasses, and tattoos on her arms is sitting on a workout bench in a gym, holding a kettlebell in one hand and a weight plate in the other, smiling at the camera.

Nutrition can be complicated enough without turning every meal into a decision you have to get right.

I’m Em Palmerton, a sports dietitian and eating behavior specialist that believes performance and healthy nutrition shouldn’t come at the cost of your mental health.

Brick by Brick Sports Nutrition supports athletes and the humans behind them to make sense of nutrition, put it into practice, and build the skills to navigate food and fueling with confidence.

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    Athletes

    Fuel your life without losing yourself in the process.

    Whether you’re struggling to eat enough, constantly second-guessing your nutrition, navigating a complicated relationship with food and exercise, or simply want to feel more confident fueling your sport, you’re in the right place.

    Explore practical resources and specialized nutrition support designed to help you fuel well, recover well, and stay in the game for the long haul.

  • Parents

    Feeding an athlete is a lot. You don’t have to figure it out alone.

    From knowing how much food your athlete actually needs to navigating busy schedules, picky eating, growth, performance, and recovery, supporting an athlete can come with a lot of questions.

    Find practical, parent-friendly resources to help you support your athlete’s nutrition without turning food into another source of pressure.

  • Coaches & Providers

    Better athlete care is collaborative.

    Nutrition rarely exists in isolation. I work alongside coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, physicians, mental health professionals, and other members of an athlete’s care team to help athletes get the support they need.

    Whether you’re looking for nutrition resources, a referral, a second set of eyes on an athlete’s situation, or simply want to connect with another professional, let’s work together.

Nutrition Services

What Brick by Brick Sports Nutrition Can Help With:

Injury Recovery and Return to Sport

If you’re experiencing recurring or slow to heal injuries, nutrition could be playing a part. Bone stress injuries, fractures, and preparing for surgery, rehab, and return to sport all benefit from having solid and flexible nutrition strategies in place.

RED-S and Low Energy Availability

If you’ve recently lost your menstrual cycle or have been diagnosed with RED-S or suspect you are overtraining, ensuring your nutrition and fueling habits match your training demands is key to recovery.

Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating

If you’re an athlete with a current or history of an eating disorder, I can help! I am an experienced eating disorders provider and work with both restrictive and loss of control behaviors including: ARFID or picky eating, binge eating, overeating, and OSFED as well as chronic dieting. I work from a weight-inclusive lens.

Fueling and Performance

Want to tap into the benefits of nutrition for performance but feeling overwhelmed or not able to stick to new habits? I work with you to create fueling systems and strategies that are practical, repeatable, and performance-enhancing.

Youth Athletes

I work with parents and families as well as kids to ensure that nutrition is supporting growth, sport, and is developmentally appropriate. Consider working on balanced, positive nutrition as laying the foundation for a lifelong healthy relationship with food and exercise.

Compulsive and Over Exercise

If you’re finding it hard to take a rest day, like you need to earn your food with movement, or that a workout doesn’t count unless you’re depleted at the end, we should talk. As a dietitian with a background in exercise science, I can help you restore a peaceful and values-aligned relationship with movement.