Vegetarian
Vegetarian Snacks: Pre- and Post-Workout
Finding variety in pre- and post-workout snacks can be difficult for vegetarian athletes. However, to provide your body with a full range of nutrients, it's important to have a rotation with [...]
5 Healthy Salads You’ll Actually Want to Eat
Salads are great for lunch, in theory. But eating the same lettuce/tomato/cucumber combo day after day gets boring. Here are five unique salad ideas that will make you look forward [...]
4 Tips You Should Follow Before Becoming a Vegetarian
Becoming a vegetarian is a recent diet trend I've noticed among my athletes, most notably my female clients. However, this special diet needs to be approached carefully. The wrong approach [...]
5 High Protein Vegetarian Snacks
Consuming enough protein is one of the biggest challenges for a vegetarian athlete. For vegetarians, finding great snack foods with high protein can be difficult; however, spur-of-the-moment snack foods can [...]
Does a Vegan Diet Contain Enough Protein for Athletes?
Conventional wisdom states that in order to be healthy people, especially athletes, need a diet rich in animal-based proteins like meat and dairy products. This has led to the misconception [...]
Vegetarian Recipes for the Carnivorous Athlete
A plant-based diet, when done correctly, can help decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease and aid athletes in fueling properly for performance. An abundance of food items provide a variety [...]
Get the Most Out of Your Post-Workout Protein
For workout supplements many brands, nutrients and theories have come and gone except for the use of protein. Though common before, during or after a workout, protein consumption post-workout is most [...]
Special Considerations for Vegetarian Athletes
It's an age-old question—can you succeed in sports while following a vegetarian diet? Many athletes, such as Joe Namath, Martina Navratilova, Carl Lewis and Robert Paris, have had success with [...]
Make Yourself the Ultimate Veggie Man or Woman
Are you ready for this? I'm making myself the ultimate Veggie Man, going vegetarian with a diet of vegetables, eggs and no grains. For 30 days, I'll technically be called [...]
How a Vegetarian Diet Can Improve Your Performance
Many athletes turn to a plant-based diet to decrease their risk of chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart problems. Some professional athletes have found that, when done correctly, a [...]