The Fittest Vegan in CrossFit®

It takes some determination, creativity and planning, but preparing green smoothies on the road can be done, and it’s worth the effort. Find a Whole Foods Market, or a really good supermarket with an organic section. You will need young Thai coconuts, bananas, pears, and some dandelion or kale.

Here’s a quick and yummy recipe you can whip up for a snack or to give away as last-minute gifts. You are likely to have everything in your pantry already, and by altering the type of jam you use, you can make different flavors. And need I say it is a huge hit with kids?! Here is the recipe for Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins…

Indeed, I suppose the hardest thing about eating a vegetarian diet is making sure you eat right, and get all the protein and other nourishment your body needs to survive. The uninformed vegetarian can actually do damage to their body, but the informed and knowledgeable vegetarian will have a healthy and energetic, lifestyle, with intellect and power to burn. One of the trendiest people in Vegetarian Dishes I think is Alicia Silverstone.

I used to always shy away from avocados because of their bad reputation as being a ‘fattening’ vegetable. In one simple sentence I have written two false statements. First of all, avocados do contain fat though most of it is monounsaturated, meaning that the fat is of plant fat origin, a natural fat, not animal fat and thus easily digested by the human digestive system.

One of the challenges of making vegan or vegetarian soups is getting enough flavor in the broth if you are just adding water, and not a stock. I never have stock on hand, so I prefer to use water and basic vegetables to impart depth of flavor. In this recipe, all the ingredients–lentils, spices, and vegetables–combine to make flavorful, hearty soup. Here’s the recipe for vegan Curried Lentil Soup.