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Vegan Wedding!
A long time client and friend had a wedding this weekend, and in addition to tearing up the dance floor :D we had the rare chance to dress up…
Portable Oatmeal: Easy Plant-Based Breakfast for Busy Days
We've been eating oatmeal for breakfast for over a decade, and we're not bored yet! Not only are there a bunch of options to choose from for the grain itself…
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Another Plant-Based Bodybuilder is Born
Plant-based bodybuilder --> Plant-based figure competitor, to be exact! Kalie's experience: She went vegan, reduced her protein intake, and ate a moderately high carbohydrate diet and still kept her strength,…
Plant-Based Groceries Made Cheap and Easy
Welcome to the details behind my earlier post: How We Saved 7000 Annually on Our Plant-Based Grocery Bill! In that post, I talked about the year we spent tracking our plant-based…
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Muscle Tea
Muscle Tea - our daily recovery beverage! - Green Tea Hibiscus blend from Traditional Medicinals ✅✅ - Ginger ✅ - Cayenne ✅ - Juice from 1/4 lemon ✅ -…
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How We Saved $7000 Annually on Our Plant Based Grocery Bill
We eat a whole foods plant-based diet and, not only that, we eat a LOT. With pro vegan bodybuilder Derek consuming about 4000 calories a day, and two vegan kids…
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Vegetarian Summerfest 2018
We just got back from our annual trip to Vegetarian Summerfest in Johnstown, PA and picked up some new ideas we want to share! If you're not familiar, Vegetarian Summerfest…
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Vegan Berlin
Berlin has long ranked as an über vegan-friendly city, so when we the stars aligned to give us an overlapping school and university spring break plus cheap air fare to…
Are Plant-Based Protein Powders Contaminated with Heavy Metals?
A recent Consumer Reports article caused quite a stir regarding the safety of consuming plant-based proteins. The report cites research by The Clean Label Project and ranks protein powders based on different…
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Eating You Alive Screens Nationwide April 5th!
Big news! The newest plant-based nutrition documentary is about to hit theaters nationwide, and I'm proud to say that I have a small role in it, alongside many well…
Vegan Pizza with Aquafaba Cashew Cheese Sauce
I've been on a vegan pizza rampage lately - today I even made vegan stromboli stuffed with spinach and homemade cashew cheese! Not only was it delicious but it also…
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Plant Based Protein Super Shake
I've been perfecting the craft of whole-food vegan shakes for nearly a decade now. When I started, my goal was simply to pack the most possible calories and protein into…
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3 Meal Services That Make Plant-Based Cooking, Shopping, and Eating Easier Than Ever
First, I'm not compensated or commissioned in any way for sharing these plant-based menus options with you (I wish). These are just great, convenient ways to overcome hang-ups about transitioning…
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How to Out-Exercise Your Dangerous Sitting Habit
I've been reading a lot about the impact of various lifestyle factors on mortality risk (as I usually do), and I came across a very interesting meta-analysis on whether or…
Plant-Based Breakfasts for Vegan Bodybuilders (and Everyone Else)
...or anyone who wants to eat simple whole foods that build and maintain a lean physique! The skyrocketing popularity of vegan foods (yay) means that there are more and more…
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Marcella’s Latest Research Published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology
We're always experimenting on our own bodies here at VM&F, trying to find the best strategies for achieving fit, functional bodies on a whole foods plant-based diet. I've been lucky enough…
Vegan Low Fat and Sugar Cinnamon Rolls as Good as the Original
What's the secret to sugar free vegan cinnamon rolls that taste AS GOOD as our old sugar-laden favorites of yore? Erythritol! You can learn more about this sugar alcohol that has zero…
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Guilt Free TV
I recently had the pleasure of doing an interview with Jeff Morgan of Guilt Free TV alongside fellow vegan athletes Crissi Carvalho and Jon Venus. In it we went over some…
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New Exercise – The Deep Squat Calf Raise!
I've invented a new awesome looking exercise! 😂 Our studio doesn't have the space for single use machines, so I've spent plenty of time trying to creatively train my calves…
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Planning an Offseason
I'll admit it, I'm being completely self-serving with this post by using it to hold myself accountable as I move into my offseason. But hey, if you want to…