Plant-Based Diet for Athletes

Make Your Own Energy Gel (With Chia Seeds!)

By: guest

This is a guest post from Tim Woodbury, who writes at MidpackRunner.com.

This post started with a challenge, when Doug from TheHaySay.com fired a shot across my bow.

Chia seeds in a pile on a white surface At issue: The question of whether we could create an inexpensive, wholesome, homemade energy gel incorporating chia seeds.

Homemade energy gels are particularly difficult to get right, even without the added complexity of having to add chia, the seed that has so famously (thanks, Born to Run) been trusted by both ancient warriors and modern ultrarunners to keep them going. I wasn’t sure it could really be done. But, as always happens with runners, my naturally competitive spirit won out.

Thus, I traded my running shoes for a chef’s hat and set to work destroying the kitchen creating my masterpiece.

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The World's Most Perfect Vegetarian Meal: A Grain, a Green, and a Bean

By: Matt Frazier

In my last post, I wrote about saving money on healthy vegetarian food. You guys responded with perhaps the best batch of comments this site has seen, adding enough useful tips that, in theory, none of us should ever have to pay more than about thirty-eight cents for a week’s worth of groceries again. One […]

What's All the Fuss About Gluten-Free and Grain-Free?

By: Matt Frazier

Happy not-so-New Year! Was my last post really in 2010? Yes it was. And 4-Hour Body author Tim Ferriss put it on his Facebook page and tweeted it, which was awesome. If that’s how you found the site, great. Maybe you can chime in and help me with something. The unsexy gluten-free rage Gluten-free and […]

Fruitarianism, 80/10/10, and 30 Bananas a Day!?

By: guest

Note: This is a guest post from Jon Soldo, who writes the blog Running Dummy. These people must be insane. Upon hearing about the “fruitarian” movement, this was my reaction. I mean… eating 30 bananas a day! Is that healthy? Is that safe? Would I ever be able to poop again!? After the initial shock […]

iHerb.com Shopping Spree and Immune Punch Giveaway

By: Matt Frazier

Lots of exciting stuff today! Before we get to the giveaway, here are two other things you might find interesting: 1. Yesterday I had the immense pleasure of interviewing Scott Jurek, vegan ultrarunning legend and inspiration to so many vegetarian and vegan athletes. We talked about vegan nutrition, ultrarunning, his new American 24-hour record of […]

Have 1 Minute to Spend on Dinner? Try this Authentic Indian Lentil Curry

By: Matt Frazier

If you have young kids, you know not to plan to get much else done on the days when you’re watching them. Once they’re mobile, as my 7-month old now is, they require your full attention, save for a few minutes, if you’re lucky, when they’re napping. So you certainly don’t plan on making curry […]

Protein—A Primer for Vegetarians

By: Matt Frazier

“But where do you get your protein?” As a vegan, a nutrition professional and an athlete, I get this question more than any other. At a recent talk I gave on vegetarian nutrition to 200 dietitians at the American Dietetic conference, my message about protein was that it should be a non-issue: High quality protein […]

6 Little Known Factors that Could Affect Your Energy Levels

By: Matt Frazier

Let’s face it: Kicking ass in life takes energy. You can have all good intentions of running your first marathon, completing an Ironman, starting a business, or being an awesome mom or dad to your kids. But if the energy isn’t there, you’ll be fighting a losing battle once the initial surge of excitement wears […]

A New Vegan Cookbook from an Ultra-Endurance Athlete

By: Matt Frazier

Scott Jurek. Brendan Brazier. Robert Cheeke. These and a handful of other vegetarian and vegan athletes are the people we point to when someone challenges us on whether it’s possible to be a successful athlete without eating meat. To our stockpile of animal-friendly ammunition, we have a new name to add: Rich Roll. Maybe this […]

New Vegetarian Running E-Course (And It's Free!)

By: Matt Frazier

Two posts in one today! In a minute, I’ve got a great new Indian curry recipe to share with you. It’s made with black-eyed peas instead of the more-standard lentils or chickpeas, so it’s kind of fun. But first… A New Course for Runners Interested in Going Vegetarian Allow me to gloat, for just a […]