Sport & Performance
Eating for injury recovery
Injury is when athletes most often reduce their intake and when nutritional requirements are frequently higher, which is precisely the wrong combination.
Topic
protein
Every Plant-Based Nutrition Guide article tagged protein — 9 pieces across 3 sections.
Protein & Amino Acids
Seitan: making it, and who should avoid it
Wheat gluten produces the densest plant protein available, it costs very little to make, and it is unsuitable for a significant minority of people.
Meal Building
Snacks that are not just carbohydrate
Snacking is where a great deal of plant-based intake happens and where the protein disappears entirely.
Protein & Amino Acids
Getting enough protein when you cannot eat soy
Soy does a great deal of work in plant-based diets, and removing it — for allergy, for thyroid reasons, or for preference — requires a plan.
Protein & Amino Acids
Protein for older adults on a plant-based diet
Requirements rise with age while appetite falls, which makes this the group where protein genuinely needs attention rather than reassurance.
Sport & Performance
Training in a deficit without losing muscle
Losing fat while training hard on a plant-based diet is achievable and requires attention to the two variables that determine whether the loss comes from fat or muscle.
Meal Building
Breakfast that is not just carbohydrate
Breakfast is the meal where protein disappears entirely, which is why people are hungry by eleven.
Sport & Performance
Recovery nutrition when you train hard
The window after training is wider than the marketing suggests, and what you do in the following twenty-four hours matters more than what you do in the first thirty minutes.
Protein & Amino Acids
How much protein you actually need, and where it comes from
Protein is the first question everyone asks about plant-based eating and the one with the most straightforward answer, once you know which number applies to you.