Day in and day out I get the question, do you get enough protein?
How do you have energy to sustain a run on a vegan diet?
It’s really, not that hard at all! I
believe that eating in human's most natural form is plant based, contrary to
popular "caveman" and "Paleo" belief. As humans, we are not
born with the tools to kill and eat animals that carnivorous animals are. We do
not have sharp enough teeth, claws, and are not agile enough to on our own
without tools (have you ever seen a lion shoot or stab its prey?)
As a busy 20 something running, working,
and eating, I like to eat as simply as possible since I don't have a whole lot
of time to cook. Some of my staples:
Fruit and as much as I want!
I start everyday with a banana, along with
some blueberries or strawberries, granola and cashew milk. Ezekiel bread,
peanut butter, oatmeal, and tofu scramble are some of my other favorite
breakfasts!
For lunches I like salads with as many
veggies as I can fit, and a nutritious and healthy dressing to liven it up. I
loveeeee The Goddess and Lemon Tahini dressings from whole foods. I crave them
and cannot wait to have a salad! Putting beans, avocado, hummus on salads adds
a good source of protein as well as nuts. I like making hummus and veggie
wraps/sandwiches, leftovers from dinner, I really don't count any sort of
calorie/fat/protein I simply eat when I am hungry and I eat as simply plant
based as I can.
Dinners are never too complicated; by the
time I get home I am starving and want to eat asap! I love to throw together
big salads, top with tempeh, make rice and bean bowls topped with all the
fixings to make it "Chipotle" style, sweet potatoes, chili (I like
Amy's canned chili if I don’t have the ingredients to make my own. I also like
to make tofu scramble with Whole Food’s mix, a block of tofu, and whatever
veggies I have to add! So delicious, filling, and nutritious! Great post run
meal.
Thanks, Dandelion Cafe for your $5 Giddyup Mondays!
Here are some staples, most you can find at a local grocer, Whole
Foods, or health foods store.
·
Organic
fruits and veggies
·
Kale
·
Spinach
or spring mix
·
Shredded
carrots for salad
·
Whole
Foods Goddess and Lemon Tahini Dressing
·
Tofu
Scramble Mix
·
Nuts
(unsalted)
·
Dried
fruit (with no added sugar)
·
Ezekiel
Bread
·
Bearly
Naked Granola
·
Silk
Cashew Milk
·
Silk
Soy Vanilla Creamer
·
Beyond
Meat Products
·
Hummus
·
Tofutti
Sour Cream
·
Daiya
Cheddar Cheese
·
Amy’s
Organic products
·
Puffin’s
Cereal
·
Amy’s
Popcorn
·
Kombucha
·
So
Delicious Ice Cream: Coconut milk, Almond Milk
I don't restrict, I eat what I want, when I want. If I feel sore, I eat a little more protein, stretch, and rest! That's really the magic formula :) Friends, if you have questions leave me a comment! I love to share.
As always, keep running friends :)
I don't restrict, I eat what I want, when I want. If I feel sore, I eat a little more protein, stretch, and rest! That's really the magic formula :) Friends, if you have questions leave me a comment! I love to share.
As always, keep running friends :)
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