Tag Archive: protein

Protein for Vegans: A Fresh Approach to Getting Enough

Barley makes risotto more than just a pile of carbs.

Don't forget — today (Monday) is the last day to get all the sweet bonuses when you download the Half Marathon Roadmap.  Check it out here and get yours before they go away at midnight, eastern time! A few weeks ago, I was in a major food rut.  The problem was one of boredom. You…

The Chocolate Quinoa Protein Bars that Cured My Pop-Tart Addiction

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My name is Christine, and I have a Pop-Tart problem. Ever since I discovered these accidentally-vegan goodies in the vending machine at law school, I can't seem to get my dollar in the slot fast enough.  That wouldn't be a big deal every once in awhile, but the vending machine seems to call out my…

Answers to Your Questions about Protein, Chia, Flax, Soy and Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition

Jennifer in Michigan with her 1st Place age group award

People ask me a lot of questions by email. When they want me to make an entire diet plan for them, I ignore them.  When they ask "Do You Want Natural Love Muscle Enhance?" I delete them. But when they ask nice, short, interesting questions, I love answering email questions. And I got a whole…

Four High-Protein Vegetarian Alternatives to Soy

[seitan and broccoli over quinoa photo]

Ever since I wrote a guest post for Zen Habits, I've discovered a bunch of Zen and minimalist blogs.  While I won't be owning only 50 things anytime soon, I have found these blogs to be rather eye-opening, and at the very least, entertaining. One such blog, Zen to Fitness, caught my eye with a…

Tasty Twists on the Classic Complete-Protein Meal: Rice and Beans 5 Ways

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This is a post by Christine, Matt's sister with a knack for vegan baking.  Today she's bringing us something not-so-sweet but just as valuable: five twists on that old vegetarian runner's standby, rice and beans. Whether you're new to vegetarian cooking or just in a beans-&-rice rut, I've got five quick and delicious variations to…

Chobani Greek Yogurt Giveaway

chobani-box

Sounds like most of the challengers are sticking with it!  I was a little concerned that not many comments were coming in, thinking you had all bailed on me.  Then I remembered that I didn't post yesterday until almost five P.M., so it was my fault for throwing off everyone's routine.  Anyway, if you're wavering,…

Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt and a New Coffee Challenge

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Some car fairy must have heard me complaining about having to drive so far to Erin's car guy, because yesterday the exact same problem started happening in my car!  So here I sit, in a Panera Bread, while the car guy fixes it.  Yes, Erin's car guy. I recently switched back to regular yogurt from…