Spicy Indian Chickpeas
Here's an interpretation of the Indian dish Chana Masala made with stuff you're likely to have around. If you have an Indian market nearby, I suggest checking out their spice…
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Richmond Veg Fest…
Was AWESOME as expected. Got to talk to tons of new people about vegan fitness and the must-see documentary Forks Over Knives and meet some people who'd been following our…
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Meal Planning
This seems like the perfect time to announce: we're adding meal planning to our Fitness & Nutrition Consulting services! Two-week menus, with grocery lists (for locals a grocery delivery service…
Easy Southern-ish Black-Eyed Peas
Black-Eyed Peas Try serving with this cornbread! You can also sub pinto beans for the black-eyed peas. about 2 cups cooked black-eyed peas (or pinto beans) - if canned, rinse…
Outline of a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet Part II
Here's a blueprint of what we eat. You can basically take this list and choose from the different breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and post-workout drinks according to your tastes and…
Planeat @ Crossroads Was a Success!
How awesome: we had a full house at Crossroads Coffee last night for our screening of Planeat, a documentary exploring plant-based nutrition and the environmental impact of our dietary…
Outline of a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet Part I
So what does a plant-based diet look like in practice? I touched on that a bit in this post by reviewing an example grocery list and what I made with…
Eggplant Roll-Ups
Seems fancy, but is actually pretty easy, especially if you have marinara already on hand (see below). If you don't want to use a tofu ricotta, try cooked quinoa or…
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Plants Vs. Animals: Bodybuilding Menus Compared
Just wanted to share an article I wrote recently for veganbodybuilding.com that compares standard and vegan bodybuilding diets and includes a sample whole foods bulking menu. Check it out here!
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We’re hosting a screening at Crossroads Coffee!
We're teaming up with Jeff from Crossroads Coffee here in Richmond to share this awesome documentary with you all! There will be food and drink and possibly some Q&A following…
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Poplar Spring 5k Run for the Animals May 15th!
We're going to be at the Poplar Spring 5k "Run for the Animals", leading the warm up! This fundraiser for Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary will include sweet goodie bags of…
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VegFest in Baltimore
It was fun: we met people from the forums, passed out info, got sunburnt...and decided to get a booth at this year's Richmond Vegetarian Festival with some guest stars from…
Gardein Chik’n Scallopini and Zucchini
This can hardly be called a recipe, but if there's anyone out there who wants a break from cooking occasionally or just hates to cook - this one's for you!…
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Baltimore VegFest!
Check it: Derek and I are gonna be representing at the Veganbodybuilding.com booth at Baltimore VegFest this Saturday! Excited to meet others from the forums and excited to represent vegan…
High Protein Low Fat Cornbread
Cornbread is delicious. It's also usually full of oil and sugar with really no nutritional value to recommend it. This variety, though, is 20% protein, low sugar, and super low…
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Bodybuilding Training Logs
Short post: I intend to post a high protein, low fat, low sugar cornbread that doubles as a polenta recipe tomorrow BUT for now: Just wanted to say that I've…
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Grocery Shopping and a Week of Meals for Vegan Bodybuilders and the Dogs That Love Them
**UPDATE: How We Saved $7000 Annually on Our Plant Based Grocery Bill ** This post will either be really boring or really informative...Since two major roadblocks to eating less processed food…
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Marcella’s Training Program and a Sprinkly Donut
I usually leave the workout postings to Derek because I feel like we've kind of staked out our respective blog territories: his posts are naturally training-oriented and mine are usually…
Beet Salad
Salad...it just doesn't inspire the enthusiasm that other recipes can. But, if you eat two salads a day - and you should! - it's important to mix it up a…