SARAH WENIG
MS, RDN, CDN
Sarah is the founder of New York Nutrition LLC and a New York City–based sports and performance dietitian. She helps athletes, performers and active professionals optimize their nutrition for peak performance, faster recovery and sustainable health.
She has worked with elite teams and individuals across the NBA, WNBA, NFL, NHL, and NCAA, including the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, New Jersey Devils, and Rutgers University football and men’s and women’s basketball teams. Her clients also include Broadway performers, award-winning actors, DJs, musicians and C-suite executives.
Sarah previously served as a faculty member at the Joffrey Ballet School, teaching a semester-long sports nutrition course to pre-professional ballet and jazz & contemporary students. She is currently the consulting sports dietitian for the American Ballet Theatre. She also provides nutrition consulting to technology companies in the health and wellness space, including her current work with Rove Nutrition, an online nutrition start-up, where she contributes expertise in product development, user experience and nutrition strategy.
Sarah’s philosophy is rooted in functional medicine, viewing the body as an interconnected system and considering every aspect of her clients’ lives—from training schedules to sleep, stress, travel and food preferences—to create personalized, sustainable nutrition plans. She also has specialty training in eating disorders.
AREAS OF FOCUS
Sports & performance
Autoimmune disease
Thyroid health
Gut health
Hormone health
PCOS
Fertility/pre- & postnatal needs
Eating disorders (specialty training)
Cholesterol management
Glucose regulation
Post-surgical needs
Sustainable weight loss/gain
Weight loss medications
Injury prevention & rehab
EDUCATION
Sarah holds a dual Master of Science in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology with a focus on sports nutrition from Columbia University. She completed the Didactic Program in Dietetics, an accredited prerequisite program necessary to become a registered dietitian, at New York University. For her undergraduate education, Sarah attended Binghamton University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Human Development. Following her undergraduate studies, Sarah studied at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan. Sarah began her nutrition career as a Certified Health Coach through the Integrative Institute of Nutrition before earning her title as a registered dietitian nutritionist.