Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

How much should female athletes eats

5 Jul 2025 · 0 min

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In this concise monologue, the speaker addresses female athletes, asserting that consuming fewer than 2,000 calories per day constitutes underfueling regardless of body size. She emphasizes that many women fear food, mistakenly believing it will cause weight gain or impair performance, but argues the opposite: adequate nutrition is a superpower that fuels the body, enhances performance, and improves overall wellbeing. The core message is that female athletes should meet or exceed a 2,000‑calorie daily intake to thrive rather than merely survive.

If you are a female athlete and you are eating less than 2,000 calories a day, I promise you, you are underfueling. I don't care if you're 5'3" and 115 lbs, you need at least 2,000 calories a day. So many female athletes fear food. You think it's going to make you fat, you think it's not going to make you perform well, but I promise you, it's the exact opposite. Food is your superpower. Food is your fuel, and you're going to see amazing results and feel so much better in your body when you get the amount of food that you actually need to thrive instead of just survive.