Plant-Based Diet for Athletes

The Chipotle Method: A Simple Formula for Making Healthy, 5-Minute Vegan Meals

By: Matt Jager

This post is written by Matt Jager from Don’t Lose the Cow.

Ever feel totally overwhelmed by the busyness of modern life?

If you’re anything like me, you know what it’s like to go for weeks at a time with hardly a break, from the time you slap the alarm in the morning until your head hits the pillow at night.

Between the responsibilities of work, kids, running errands, shopping, chopping, cleaning, cooking, and commuting, there just isn’t any time left over.

I’d need at least a 72-hour day to get it all done, have time to cook a healthy meal from scratch, and settle in for the recommended eight hours of sleep each night.

A little dramatic for effect yes, but the truth is that modern life can be downright exhausting. And when life is exhausting, what tends to go out the window first?

That’s right. You. Taking care of yourself. And along with that, taking the time to prepare those healthy foods that you know you should be eating.

But how are we supposed to eat healthy when we are so insanely busy?

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Meals on the Run: Pasta with Avocado Sauce and High-Protein Chocolate Pudding

By: Matt Frazier

Today I’m excited to share two delicious vegan recipes from a new Runner’s World cookbook, both for dishes I had the pleasure of eating when I visited RW headquarters last month for their half marathon and race festival. But first, an announcement … That’s right: the Kindle version of my book, No Meat Athlete, was […]

2 New Tart Cherry Drinks for Optimal Workout Nutrition

By: Matt Frazier

For the final post in this ambassador series with the Cherry Marketing Institute, I set out to solve a problem in deciding how best to incorporate tart cherries into my diet. What problem, you ask? Well, we know that tart cherry juice has been shown to reduce recovery time and inflammation in athletes, as well as […]

What to Eat Before a Workout: 8 Easy Meals to Maximize Your Performance

By: Matt Frazier

What do you eat before a workout? I’ve written about HOW to eat before a workout before. But I’ve come to realize that when people ask this question, they’re not looking for guidelines, but rather the specific foods that they can make — without having to think about it — to prime their bodies for a workout. […]

12 Cheap, Healthy Meals that Taste Way Better Than They Should

By: Matt Frazier

It’s frustrating to think about how much cheaper it is to eat junk food than it is to eat healthily, but don’t lower your standards for how you eat just yet. Earlier this week I published a post about the best value health foods you can buy, a ranking of the nutrient-dense foods that give […]

Can You Still Eat Ultra-Healthy on a Budget?

By: Matt Frazier

We all want to eat healthy foods — plant-based, organic, non-GMO, and whole, whenever possible. Whenever possible. For me and many others, that translates as “when we can afford to do so.” After all, a healthy diet can cost three times more than an unhealthy one, and my family (and I bet yours) has got […]

26 Weird Ingredients Vegans Use: An A-to-Z Guide

By: Esther Oakley

Note: this is a guest post from Esther at A, B, C, Vegan. It’s time we admit it. We’re weird. I mean that in the best way possible. And I know at least a few people agree: three years after Matt wrote it, The 17 Weirdest Things I Do Now that I’m Vegan is still the […]

Why I’ve Finally Stopped Eating Oil

By: Matt Frazier

There was a time when going vegetarian seemed extreme. Impossible. Where will I get protein? Forget protein, where will I even get the calories? Then I did it, and it turned out not to be so hard. Going vegan, though … that was different. Too extreme. I could never do it. How will I eat out […]

My Top 5 Favorite Guilty Pleasure Foods, Drinks, and Habits

By: Matt Frazier

This post is sponsored by Omission. All words, opinions, and lack of willpower are my own. About six weeks ago, my wife and I stopped cooking with oil at home. I don’t go out of my way to avoid it when I’m traveling or just out to eat — just another example of the “small […]

Rich Roll on the High-Energy, Plantpower Diet (Plus, Win a Copy of His New Book!)

By: Matt Frazier

In just a few short years since he gave up cheeseburgers and decided to train for a triathlon, Rich Roll has gotten his name on the short list of people you mention when somebody asks if a plant-based diet can work for athletes. It started with his surprising finish at Ultraman, essentially a double Ironman over the course […]