Plant-Based Diet for Athletes

How I Make Almond Butter, Juices, and Smoothies (and Your Chance to Win a Blendtec High-Speed Blender)

By: Matt Frazier

“$475 for a blender? Does it do the dishes, too?”

When my wife first started pushing for us to get a high-powered blender, I just didn’t see how any blender could justify that kind of price (even if it could blend a golf ball).

But when I asked a few readers of this site what they thought of theirs, I was shocked when the responses ranged from “best investment you’ll ever make” to “I can’t believe you’re so into health food and don’t own one!”

So, I caved. In what just might be our least romantic Christmas ever, my wife and I bought a Blendtec Total Blender as our gift to each other, as a sign of our undying love and commitment to blending excellence.

Well, it turns out that it doesn’t do the dishes (although it does clean itself pretty well). But it does pretty much everything else… juice, smoothies, nut butter, nut milk, dough, ice cream, dips, sauces, even hot soup.

To demonstrate, I put together some videos to show you just a few of the basic things it does.

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Protein for Vegans: A Fresh Approach to Getting Enough

By: Matt Frazier

A few weeks ago, I was in a major food rut. The problem was one of boredom. You see, for the past two years, I’d had the same mindset when it came to vegan protein, and it had served me well: add something relatively high in protein to every meal or snack, and you’ll be […]

Forks Over Knives Review

By: Matt Frazier

The title says it all. That is, if you get it. I didn’t at first. I figured “Forks Over Knives” was simply a reference to vegetarians’ choice not to kill animals for food. But an image on the film’s webpage leaves no doubt as to what the title really means. In the upper left of […]

Before You Go Vegetarian, Think About This

By: guest

Note: This is a guest post from Emily Levenson, who writes {Custom Made} Life. You wouldn’t sign up for a marathon and run it the next day, would you? Of course not. Instead, you’d select your goal, plan your training, and work your way up to the big day. That way when race day comes, […]

Being Vegan is Easy

By: Matt Frazier

No pizza. At least, not the real thing. One — if you’re lucky — choice on most restaurant menus, and even then it’s usually something lame, like a veggie wrap. The feeling that, even when friends are nice enough to cook vegan food for you, you’re kind of being a pain in the ass. Given […]

33 Ways to Save Time (and Embarrassment) In the Kitchen

By: Matt Frazier

What’s the first step to take once you decide to start eating better? The simplest answer, for omnivores and vegetarians alike, is this: Start cooking. I believe it was Michael Pollan who summed it up best when he pointed out that nobody reaches for a bottle of high-fructose corn syrup when they’re in their own […]

Chocolate Strawberry Banana Smoothie from BlendHappy

By: Matt Frazier

When I met Nick Reese in Austin at SXSW a few weeks ago, I was pretty pumped about that. Nick is a guy I’ve learned a lot from and look up to for the way he ignores the supposed “limits” and is committed to standing out from the crowd. So when he told me that […]

The Super Vegan Protein Source You’re Probably Missing Out On

By: Matt Frazier

If I’d have put the name of this food in the title of the post, you probably wouldn’t have kept reading. But I wanted to first be able to tell you that just a quarter cup of the mystery ingredient has 11 grams of protein in it. (And that a single serving of soup made […]

My First Vegan Grocery List (and a Must-Make Recipe)

By: Matt Frazier

I can’t believe I’m actually going to post a list of what I bought at the grocery store. When my wife, Erin, suggested that we save the receipt in case people wanted to know what we bought, given that it was our first full-on vegan trip to the store, I told her no way. Are […]

My Decision to Go Vegan (Which Has Absolutely Nothing to Do With Oprah)

By: Matt Frazier

Not veganish, whatever that means. Vegan. I’ve tried it twice before, each time for 30 days. By the end of both trials, I found myself sprinting to the nearest Domino’s for a slice of greasy pizza. And now I know why — I was forcing it. I was doing it because I wanted to feel […]