This post offers 5 easy ways I use to boost energy through the day on a vegetarian diet. Most of these can also be used on a vegan diet. A few days ago, I posted about our March Vegetarian Challenge: Fatigue, and listed some of the common dietary reasons you might feel fatigue on a vegetarian diet. For example, the bioavailability of nutrients, vitamins and protein found in plants is not as great as that found in animal products. This means we need more protein and more ...
March Vegetarian Challenge: Fatigue
Fatigue A meatless diet can be healthy, for sure, but vegetarians need to be sure they're getting enough nutrients in their diets. Otherwise, in their search for better health, they can end up with unintended health issues. For example, experiencing low-energy is not uncommon for people new to a vegan diet. And you can feel fatigue on a vegetarian diet as well. It's frustrating. Because, hel-lo, none of us are trying to achieve low energy. We want to feel the best ...
January Vegetarian Meal Challenge: Citrus
A NEW YEAR...A NEW DECADE..A TIME FOR CHANGE It's a new year and a new decade. A time when so many of us take stock of daily habits and goals we want to set. For a lot of people, it's around food. Maybe it's to lose X number of pounds before, say, swimsuit season. Or, to try a vegetarian diet for a week or go vegan for a month (hello Veganuary!). When the rush of excitement with something new begins to fade, the biggest challenge for most people is figuring out what on earth to make ...
