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Badhass Avocado Toast

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Healthy & delicious…you’ve guac to be joking!

Living your passions and smashing your dreams requires a certain amount of badassery. It takes a healthy mind and body to roll with life’s ups and downs, which is why you need this seriously delicious avocado toast—packed with brain-boosting and muscle-repairing avocado, fatigue-fighting pumpkin seed butter, wound-healing lemons, and cancer-preventing pea shoots.

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Athletic Performance/ Breakfast/ Recipes/ Smoothies/ Vegan

Feelin’ Unbeleafable Morning Drink

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Nobody puts baby spinach in the corner!

I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you.

In order to feel healthy, energized, and happy, we need to ensure we make smart food and lifestyle choices. A healthy breakfast can offer improved concentration, better mental and physical performance, and contribute greatly to your general well-being. In addition to a plethora of nutritional benefits, this morning drink provides a big dose of water to support your daily hydration needs.

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Breakfast/ Plant-Based/ Recipes/ Vegan

Waffle-y Fast: Pre-Ride Breakfast

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Keep calm and waffle on

Setting yourself up for success means nutrition, in a big way. The food you eat the night before your ride will be in your system the next day—so make sure to eat a healthy dinner with a variety of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and plant-based protein.

On the day of your ride, having a good meal approximately two hours beforehand will help top up your glycogen stores, so that you can set off on your ride with a full tank of fuel. This Zesty waffle recipe is a nice treat to add to your morning pre-ride breakfast routine. Continue Reading…

Bowls/ Recipes/ Vegan

Life’s too short to give a Shiitake Bowl

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Don’t lose your shiitake

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength” – Marcus Aurelius

The art of being unbothered isn’t always easy, but well worth the effort. We are not determined by our experiences, but the meaning we give them, so whether you’re on the left or the right, it would do ya some good to stop whining about wanting the world to be a certain way–your way, and rather be open-minded and content to let the troubles of the day roll off. Instead of being the little brat who can’t have his cupcake, take a bite out of this delicious and healthy Shiitake bowl!

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Dinner/ Lunch/ Plant-Based/ Recipes/ Vegan

Go Almond In! Thai Buckwheat Noodle Bowl

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A healthy & tasty spin on the Thai Peanut Bowl

If you’ve gone all in during your workout, you’re ready for something hearty and satisfying! This mouth-watering and healthy Thai Almond Tofu Bowl features inflammation-fighting Soba (buckwheat) noodles, nutrient-dense veggies, topped with protein-rich crispy tofu! Delicious and relatively easy to make, this vegan bowl with gluten-free buckwheat noodles makes this a go-to for a comforting post-ride meal.

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Health Tips/ Nutrition for Sport/ Plant-Based/ Vegan

Holy Sprout! Growing Superfoods Easy as 1-2-Pea!

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The lovin’ sproutful

Do you believe in magic? Well, you’re going to soil your plants when you hear this…broccoli sprouts have 50X the nutrients of mature broccoli! 

That’s right! Seeds, beans, legumes, and grains, which when in sprouted form, aren’t just a topping for some hippie sandwich, they contain a significant amount of protein as well as highly concentrated levels of micronutrients compared to the mature food counterpart. Continue Reading…