Consuming these foods can hinder your performance, according to users of best online pokies Australia real money with experience. Avoid these foods at least four hours before your session:

Alcohol/Soda

While it feels good to calm your jittery nerves, consuming soda and alcohol will dry out your throat. Consuming soda makes you gassy and consuming alcohol will give you the high you don’t need before the show. Avoid soda and alcohol before the show to avoid throwing up on stage.

Milk, yogurt, cheese, and other dairy

Cheese is the best. But dairy in general is difficult for the body to break down. It’s a big no-no before your show. In many cases, it causes acid reflux that can creep up your esophagus and burn your vocal cords. In all cases, it tends to cling to everything in your throat, thickening the mucus that’s already present. This super-mucus (yum) inhibits your flexibility and makes you want to clear your throat more often. Not cute.

Processed sugar

Overly sugary foods do you no favors. You’ll want to stay away from candy, juice, Nutella, gummy snacks, and other overly processed sugary foods. Like dairy, sugar tends to hang around in your mouth and throat as phlegmy grossness (scientific word, y’all). Sugar without fiber or protein to balance it out can also cause you to wear out very quickly once the sugar rush has passed. It will zap the energy right out of your beautiful voice, courtesy of casino en ligne en france.

Caffeine

Caffeine is a diuretic, meaning it makes you urinate more often and dehydrates you. It also really dries out your vocal folds. Your voice needs to stay lubricated in order to work well. Caffeine messes with your mucus production and dries you out. In addition to that mess, it also tends to constrict your muscles — when your muscles are tight in your throat, it puts unnecessary, damaging stress on your vocal cords. You’ll want to stay away from coffee and caffeinated teas before performances.

Chocolate

Chocolate is a triple threat. It naturally contains caffeine, which will dry you out and constrict the muscles around your vocal cords. It’s also an acid reflux trigger. And, chocolate usually contains a lot of sugar. Pass on this guy till after the show.

Fried foods

Anything that has been deep-fried or prepared in a lot of oil tends to gunk up your vocal cords with too much fat. Fried food is also another heartburn trigger — you don’t want indigestion right before a show!

Butter

Like fried food, butter is oily and tends to grease up your throat. It’s also a dairy product, so it can cause a thickening of the mucus that’s already present in your throat.

Ice water

Arguably the best way to enjoy a glass of water is after it’s been half frozen in the freezer, through a big curly straw, and with a generous portion of ice cubes. But drinks that are too cold (or too hot) have an adverse effect on your voice. They constrict the muscles in your throat, leading to unnecessary stress and loss of flexibility.